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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

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About Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales is a animation TV series that premiered on BBC Two on November 9, 1992. It has 2 seasons and 12 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 6 "Othello", aired on December 14, 1994.

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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Episodes

12 episodes · 2 seasons

Series 1

1992 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 33 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Twelfth Night

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Hamlet

  3. E4

    4. Romeo and Juliet

  4. E3

    3. Macbeth

  5. E2

    2. 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.

  6. E1

    1. 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.

Series 2

1994 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 31 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Othello

    Finale

    In the last in the series, the playwright's most famous dramatic study of jealousy and its tragic effects are conveyed vividly in a striking drawn animation style. The warmth of the Mediterranean contrasts with the coldness in lago's heart as he turns his noble master, Othello, against the beautiful and innocent Desdemona.

  2. E5

    5. The Winter's Tale

    Exquisitely sculptured Russian puppets perform this powerful and enchanting story full of regal and rustic characters. A fit of temper has tragic results for King Leontes. Sixteen years later, the gods and humbler mortals intervene to craft a happy, magical ending.

  3. E4

    4. Julius Caesar

    A compelling study of personal ambition versus the good of the state.

  4. E3

    3. As You Like It

    This bright and comic tale is famed as the only play written by Shakespeare in which he is known to have appeared himself - playing Adam, the old retainer to the hero Orlando. The sunniest of his comedies, the play tells of a group of courtiers escaping to the Forest of Arden where they meet, philosophise and fall in love.

  5. E2

    2. The Taming of the Shrew

    Shakespeare's witty battle of the sexes is given a fresh airing in puppet animation. The unlikely bonding of a headstrong Kate and domineering Petruchio is only one aspect of a play about change and the magical transformations that theatre can produce.

  6. E1

    1. King Richard III

    A portrayal of Shakespeare's darkest villain Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and his unquenchable thirst for the throne.

Cast & crew

Created by Christopher Grace

  • Daniel Massey

    Daniel Massey

    Oberon (voice)

  • Suzanne Bertish

    Suzanne Bertish

    Titania (voice)

  • Bernard Hill

    Bernard Hill

    Bottom (voice)

  • Abigail McKern

    Abigail McKern

    Hermia (voice)

  • Charles Millham

    Demetrius (voice)

  • Kathryn Pogson

    Kathryn Pogson

    Helena (voice)

  • Kim Wall

    Kim Wall

    Lysander (voice)

  • Anthony Jackson

    Puck (voice)

  • Pete Postlethwaite

    Pete Postlethwaite

    Quince (voice)

  • Menna Trussler

    Menna Trussler

    Narrator (voice)

  • Martin Jarvis

    Martin Jarvis

    Narrator (voice)

  • Timothy West

    Timothy West

    Prospero (voice)

  • Amanda Root

    Amanda Root

    Kate (voice)

  • Nigel Le Vaillant

    Nigel Le Vaillant

    Petruchio (voice)

  • Malcolm Storry

    Malcolm Storry

    Sly / Nathaniel (voice)

  • Manon Edwards

    Bianca (voice)

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales?

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 14, 1994.

When did the latest episode of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales come out?

The most recent episode of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, Season 2 Episode 6 "Othello", aired on December 14, 1994.

How many seasons of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales are there?

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales has 2 seasons with 12 episodes in total.

When did Shakespeare: The Animated Tales first air?

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales first aired on BBC Two on November 9, 1992.

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