
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of…
Animation • Series • 1992 • 2 seasons
Created by: Christopher Grace
S1 E1 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Four young lovers, trying to resolve their passions, and six worthy workmen, trying to rehearse a play, stumble about in a dark, haunted wood, while the powerful spirits play havoc with their hearts and minds.
Nov 9, 1992 • 25m
S1 E2 - The Tempest
Prospero, a powerful magician, lives on an island with his daughter Miranda. They are served by Caliban, a hideous monster, and Ariel, a wild, discontented spirit.
Nov 16, 1992 • 25m
S1 E3 - Macbeth
Nov 23, 1992 • 25m
S1 E4 - Romeo and Juliet
Nov 30, 1992 • 25m
S1 E5 - Hamlet
Dec 7, 1992 • 25m
S1 E6 - Twelfth Night
Dec 14, 1992 • 25m
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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.
Animation • TV Series • 1992