Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
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| Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | |
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 UK DVD Box-Set |
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| Also known as | The Animated Shakespeare (US) |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy, Tragedy, History |
| Format | Animation |
| Developed by | Leon Garfield |
| Written by | William Shakespeare |
| Country of origin | UK/Russia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production company(s) | BBC Wales Christmas Films Dave Edwards Studio |
| Distributor | Metrodome (UK DVD) Ambrose (US DVD) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC2 (UK) HBO (US) |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | 9 November 1992 – 14 December 1994 |
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (also known as The Animated Shakespeare) is a series of twelve half-hour animated television episodes, broadcast on BBC 2 between 1992 and 1994, with each episode based on a play by William Shakespeare.
The series was commissioned by BBC Wales for the Welsh language channel S4C (although it was commissioned in English). Production was co-ordinated by the Dave Edwards Studio in Cardiff, although the animation was done entirely in Moscow, at the Christmas Films Studio. A variety of animation techniques were used. The scripts were written by children's author Leon Garfield, using primarily Shakespearean language. The academic consultant for the series was Professor Stanley Wells.
The show aired in the US on HBO, where it was hosted by Robin Williams.
In 2000 Chris Grace, Director of Animation at S4C and Executive Producer of The Animated Tales, launched the Shakespeare Schools Festival (SSF) using Leon Garfield's 12 abridged scripts. The festival takes place annually, with hundreds of school children performing half-hour shows in professional theatres across the UK.
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Series 1 [edit]
A Midsummer Night's Dream [edit]
- Directed, designed and animated by Robert Saakiants
- Originally aired: 9 November 1992
- Animation type: Cel animation
- Menna Trussler as Narrator
- Daniel Massey as Oberon
- Suzanne Bertish as Titania
- Anthony Jackson as Puck
- Abigail McKern as Hermia
- Kathryn Pogson as Helena
- Charles Millham as Demetrius
- Kim Wall as Lysander
- Bernard Hill as Bottom
- Peter Postlethwaite as Quince
- Anna Linstrum as Fairy
- Lorraine Cole as Fairy
The Tempest [edit]
- Directed by Stanislav Sokolov
- Designed by Elena Livanova
- Originally aired: 16 November 1992
- Animation type: Stop motion puppet animation
- Martin Jarvis as Narrator
- Timothy West as Prospero
- Alun Armstrong as Caliban
- Ella Mood as Ariel
- Katy Behean as Miranda
- Jonathan Tafler as Ferdinand
- John Moffatt as Alonzo
- James Greene as Gonzalo
- Sion Probert as Sebastian
- Peter Guinness as Antonio
- Stephen Thorne as Stephano
- Ric Jerrom as Trinculo
Macbeth [edit]
- Directed by Nikolai Serebryakov
- Designed by Vladimir Morozov and Ildar Urmanche
- Originally aired: 23 November 1992
- Animation type: Cel animation
- Alec McCowen as Narrator
- Brian Cox as Macbeth
- Zoë Wanamaker as Lady Macbeth
- Laurence Payne as Duncan
- Patrick Brennan as Banquo
- Clive Merrison as Macduff
- Mary Wimbush as Witch
- Val Lorraine as Witch
- Emma Gregory as Witch
- Richard Pearce as Donalbain
- David Acton as Malcolm
- John Baddeley as Lennox
Romeo and Juliet [edit]
- Directed by Efim Gamburg
- Designed by Igor Makarov
- Originally aired: 30 November 1992
- Animation type: Cel animation
- Felicity Kendal as Narrator
- Linus Roache as Romeo
- Clare Holman as Juliet
- Jonathan Cullen as Benvolio
- Greg Hicks as Mercutio
- Brenda Bruce as Nurse
- Garard Green as Friar Laurence
- Brendan Charlson as Tybalt
- Charles Kay as Capulet
- Maggie Steed as Lady Capulet
Hamlet [edit]
- Directed by Natalia Orlova
- Designed by Peter Kotov and Natalia Demidova
- Originally aired: 7 December 1992
- Animation type: Paint on glass
- Michael Kitchen as Narrator
- Nicholas Farrell as Hamlet
- John Shrapnel as Claudius
- John Shrapnel as The Ghost
- Susan Fleetwood as Gertrude
- Tilda Swinton as Ophelia
- John Warner as Polonius
- Dorien Thomas as Horatio
- Andrew Wincott as Laertes
Twelfth Night [edit]
- Directed by Maria Muat
- Designed by Ksenia Prytkova
- Originally aired: 14 December 1992
- Animation type: Stop motion puppet animation
- Rosemary Leach as Narrator
- Fiona Shaw as Viola
- Roger Allam as Duke Orsino
- Suzanne Burden as Olivia
- Gerald James as Malvolio
- William Rushton as Toby Belch
- Stephen Tompkinson as Sir Andrew
- Alice Arnold as Maria
- Stefan Bednarczyk as Feste
- Hugh Grant as Sebastian
Series 2 [edit]
King Richard III [edit]
- Directed by Natasha Orlova
- Designed by Peter Kotov
- Originally aired: 2 November 1994
- Animation type: Paint on glass
- Antony Sher as Richard
- Alec McCowen as Narrator
- Eleanor Bron as Duchess of York
- Tom Wilkinson as Buckingham
- James Grout as Catesby/Ely
- Sorcha Cusack as Queen Elizabeth
- Suzanne Burden as Anne
- Stephen Thorne as Hastings/Cardinal
- Michael Maloney as Clarence/Norfolk
- Spike Hood as Prince Edward
- Hywel Nelson as Duke of York
- Patrick Brennan as Richmond/2nd Murderer
- Philip Bond as Tyrrel
- Brendan Charleson as 1st Murderer/Messenger
The Taming of the Shrew [edit]
- Directed by Aida Ziablikova
- Designed by Olga Titova
- Originally aired: 9 November 1994
- Animation type: Stop motion puppet animation
- Amanda Root as Kate
- Nigel Le Vaillant as Petruchio
- Malcolm Storry as Sly/Nathaniel
- Manon Edwards as Bianca
- John Warner as Gremio/Servant/Tailor
- Gerald James as Baptista
- Lawmary Champion as Hostess/Widow
- Hilton McRae as Hortensio/Peter
- Richard Pearce as Lucentio
- Big Mick as Narrator
As You Like It [edit]
- Directed by Alexei Karayev
- Designed by Valentin Olshvang
- Originally aired: 16 November 1994
- Animation type: Oil painting
- Sylvestra Le Touzel as Rosalind
- Maria Miles as Celia/Audrey
- James McAndrew as Orlando
- Peter Gunn as Touchstone/Messenger
- David Holt as Silvius/Hymen
- Nathaniel Parker as Jacques/Oliver
- Stefan Bernarczyk as Amiens/Lord
- Christopher Benjamin as Duke Frederick/Corin
- Garard Green as Duke Senior/Adam
- Eiry Thomas as Phoebe
- David Burke as Narrator
Julius Caesar [edit]
- Directed by Yuri Kulakov
- Designed by Galina Melko and Victor Chuguyevsky
- Originally aired: 30 November 1994
- Animation type: Cel animation
- Joss Ackland as Caesar
- Frances Tomelty as Calphurnia
- David Robb as Brutus
- Hugh Quarshie as Cassius
- Jim Carter as Mark Antony
- Judith Sharp as Portia
- Peter Woodthorpe as Casca
- Andrew Wincott as Narrator/Octavius
- Dillwyn Owen as Soothsayer/Trebonius
- Tony Leader as Cinna/Decius
- John Miers as Lucius
The Winter's Tale [edit]
- Directed by Stanislav Sokolov
- Designed by Helena Livanova
- Originally aired: 7 December 1994
- Animation type: Stop motion puppet animation
- Anton Lesser as Leontes
- Jenny Agutter as Hermione
- Sally Dexter as Paulina
- Michael Kitchen as Polixenes
- Adrienne O'Sullivan as Perdita
- Stephen Tompkinson as Autolycus
- Philip Voss as Shepherd/Judge
- Simon Harris as Shepherd's Son/Servant
- Jonathan Tafler as Camillo
- Timothy Bateson as Antigonus
- Jonathan Firth as Florizel
- Spike Hood as Shepherd's Young Song
- Hywel Nelson as Mamillius
- Roger Allam as Narrator
Othello [edit]
- Directed and designed by Nikolai Serebryakov
- Originally aired: 14 December 1994
- Animation type: Cel animation
- Colin McFarlane as Othello
- Gerard McSorley as Iago
- Philip Franks as Cassio
- Sian Thomas as Desdemona
- Dinah Stabb as Emilia/Bianca
- Terry Dauncey as Brabantio
- Ivor Roberts as Duke/Lodovico
- Simon Ludders as Roderigo
- Philip Bond as Narrator
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales at the Internet Movie Database
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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