Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 12 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 25 min/episode
Animation
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.
Where to Watch (US)
Buy
Amazon Video
Seasons
Season 1
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.
Season 2
A portrayal of Shakespeare's darkest villain Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and his unquenchable thirst for the throne.
Network
BBC Two
Production
Soyuzmultfilm, S4C, Christmas Films