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.

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Series 1

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream
10.0Nov 9, 1992 · 25 min
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.
2. The Tempest
10.0Nov 16, 1992 · 25 min
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.
3. Macbeth
7.0Nov 23, 1992 · 25 min
4. Romeo and Juliet
6.3Nov 30, 1992 · 25 min
5. Hamlet
8.0Dec 7, 1992 · 25 min
6. Twelfth Night
9.0Dec 14, 1992 · 25 min

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Series 1

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream

2. The Tempest

3. Macbeth

4. Romeo and Juliet

5. Hamlet

6. Twelfth Night