About Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
- Released on November 09, 1992
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.
Full Cast of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Daniel Massey plays Oberon (voice) (1 episode)
Suzanne Bertish plays Titania (voice) (1 episode)
Bernard Hill plays Bottom (voice) (1 episode)
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Charles Millham plays Demetrius (voice) (1 episode)
Kathryn Pogson plays Helena (voice) (1 episode)
Kim Wall plays Lysander (voice) (1 episode)
Anthony Jackson plays Puck (voice) (1 episode)
Pete Postlethwaite plays Quince (voice) (1 episode)
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Martin Jarvis plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
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Amanda Root plays Kate (voice) (1 episode)
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Malcolm Storry plays Sly / Nathaniel (voice) (1 episode)
Manon Edwards plays Bianca (voice) (1 episode)
Lawmary Champion plays Hostess / Widow (voice) (1 episode)
Hilton McRae plays Hortensio / Peter (voice) (1 episode)
Mick Walter plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Alun Armstrong plays Caliban (voice) (1 episode)
Ella Mood plays Ariel (voice) (1 episode)
Katy Behean plays Miranda (voice) (1 episode)
John Moffatt plays Alonzo (voice) (1 episode)
James Greene plays Gonzalo (voice) (1 episode)
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Richard Pearce plays Donalbain (voice) (1 episode) , Lucentio (voice) (1 episode)
Peter Guinness plays Antonio (voice) (1 episode)
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See Peter Guinness's other roles →Alec McCowen plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Brian Cox plays Macbeth (voice) (1 episode)
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Clive Merrison plays Macduff (voice) (1 episode)
John Warner plays Gremio / Servant / Tailor (voice) (1 episode) , Polonius (voice) (1 episode)
Mary Wimbush plays Witch (voice) (1 episode)
Val Lorraine plays Witch (voice) (1 episode)
Emma Gregory plays Witch (voice) (1 episode)
Gerald James plays Baptista (voice) (1 episode) , Malvolio (voice) (1 episode)
David Acton plays Malcolm (voice) (1 episode)
John Baddeley plays Lennox (voice) (1 episode)
Felicity Kendal plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
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See Linus Roache's other roles →Clare Holman plays Juliet (voice) (1 episode)
Jonathan Cullen plays Benvolio (voice) (1 episode)
Greg Hicks plays Mercutio (voice) (1 episode)
Brenda Bruce plays Nurse (voice) (1 episode)
Maggie Steed plays Lady Capulet (voice) (1 episode)
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Nicholas Farrell plays Hamlet (voice) (1 episode)
John Shrapnel plays Claudius / The Ghost (voice) (1 episode)
Susan Fleetwood plays Gertrude (voice) (1 episode)
Tilda Swinton plays Ophelia (voice) (1 episode)
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Rosemary Leach plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Fiona Shaw plays Viola (voice) (1 episode)
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Brendan Charleson plays Capulet (voice) (1 episode) , 1st Murderer / Messenger (voice) (1 episode)
Alice Arnold plays Maria (voice) (1 episode)
Suzanne Burden plays Anne (voice) (1 episode) , Olivia (voice) (1 episode)
Hugh Grant plays Sebastian (voice) (1 episode)
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Antony Sher plays Richard (voice) (1 episode)
Garard Green plays Duke Senior / Adam (voice) (1 episode) , Friar Laurence (voice) (1 episode)
Eleanor Bron plays Duchess of York (voice) (1 episode)
Tom Wilkinson plays Buckingham (voice) (1 episode)
James Grout plays Catesby / Ely (voice) (1 episode)
Sorcha Cusack plays Queen Elizabeth (voice) (1 episode)
Michael Maloney plays Clarence / Norfolk (voice) (1 episode)
Stefan Bednarczyk plays Feste (voice) (1 episode) , Amiens / Lord (voice) (1 episode)
Michael Kitchen plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Polixenes (voice) (1 episode)
Patrick Brennan plays Banquo (voice) (1 episode) , Richmond / 2nd Murderer (voice) (1 episode)
Andrew Wincott plays Narrator / Octavius (voice) (1 episode) , Laertes (voice) (1 episode)
Sylvestra Le Touzel plays Rosalind (voice) (1 episode)
Maria Miles plays Celia / Audrey (voice) (1 episode)
John McAndrew plays Orlando (voice) (1 episode)
Peter Gunn plays Touchstone / Messenger (voice) (1 episode)
David Holt plays Silvius / Hymen (voice) (1 episode)
Stephen Tompkinson plays Autolycus (voice) (1 episode) , Sir Andrew (voice) (1 episode)
Nathaniel Parker plays Jacques / Oliver (voice) (1 episode)
Roger Allam plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Duke Orsino (voice) (1 episode)
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David Burke plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Joss Ackland plays Caesar (voice) (1 episode)
Frances Tomelty plays Calphurnia (voice) (1 episode)
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David Robb plays Brutus (voice) (1 episode)
Hugh Quarshie plays Cassius (voice) (1 episode)
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Jim Carter plays Mark Antony (voice) (1 episode)
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Peter Woodthorpe plays Casca (voice) (1 episode)
Dillwyn Owen plays Soothsayer / Trebonius (voice) (1 episode)
Tony Leader plays Cinna / Decius (voice) (1 episode)
Philip Bond plays Tyrrel (voice) (1 episode) , Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
John Miers plays Lucius (voice) (1 episode)
Anton Lesser plays Leontes (voice) (1 episode)
Jenny Agutter plays Hermoine (voice) (1 episode)
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Adrienne O'Sullivan plays Perdita (voice) (1 episode)
Philip Voss plays Shephered / Judge (voice) (1 episode)
Simon Harrison plays Shepherd's Son / Servant (voice) (1 episode)
Timothy Bateson plays Antigonus (voice) (1 episode)
Jonathan Firth plays Florizel (voice) (1 episode)
Colin McFarlane plays Othello (voice) (1 episode)
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Philip Franks plays Cassio (voice) (1 episode)
Sian Thomas plays Desdemona (voice) (1 episode)
Dinah Stabb plays Emilia / Bianca (voice) (1 episode)
Terry Dauncey plays Brabantio (voice) (1 episode)
Ivor Roberts plays Duke / Lodovico (voice) (1 episode)
Simon Ludders plays Roderigo (voice) (1 episode)
Crew of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Discover the backstage crew of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales →
- Daniel Massey
- Suzanne Bertish
- Bernard Hill
- Abigail McKern
- Charles Millham
- Kathryn Pogson
- Kim Wall
- Anthony Jackson
- Pete Postlethwaite
- Menna Trussler
- Martin Jarvis
- Timothy West
- Amanda Root
- Nigel Le Vaillant
- Malcolm Storry
- Manon Edwards
- Lawmary Champion
- Hilton McRae
- Mick Walter
- Alun Armstrong
- Ella Mood
- Katy Behean
- John Moffatt
- James Greene
- Sion Probert
- Richard Pearce
- Peter Guinness
- Alec McCowen
- Brian Cox
- Zoë Wanamaker
- Laurence Payne
- Clive Merrison
- John Warner
- Mary Wimbush
- Val Lorraine
- Emma Gregory
- Gerald James
- David Acton
- John Baddeley
- Felicity Kendal
- Linus Roache
- Clare Holman
- Jonathan Cullen
- Greg Hicks
- Brenda Bruce
- Maggie Steed
- Stephen Thorne
- Nicholas Farrell
- John Shrapnel
- Susan Fleetwood
- Tilda Swinton
- Dorien Thomas
- Rosemary Leach
- Fiona Shaw
- William Rushton
- Brendan Charleson
- Alice Arnold
- Suzanne Burden
- Hugh Grant
- Jonathan Tafler
- Antony Sher
- Garard Green
- Eleanor Bron
- Tom Wilkinson
- James Grout
- Sorcha Cusack
- Michael Maloney
- Stefan Bednarczyk
- Michael Kitchen
- Patrick Brennan
- Andrew Wincott
- Sylvestra Le Touzel
- Maria Miles
- John McAndrew
- Peter Gunn
- David Holt
- Stephen Tompkinson
- Nathaniel Parker
- Roger Allam
- Christopher Benjamin
- Eiry Thomas
- David Burke
- Joss Ackland
- Frances Tomelty
- Spike Hood
- David Robb
- Hugh Quarshie
- Hywel Nelson
- Jim Carter
- Judith Sharp
- Peter Woodthorpe
- Dillwyn Owen
- Tony Leader
- Philip Bond
- John Miers
- Anton Lesser
- Jenny Agutter
- Sally Dexter
- Adrienne O'Sullivan
- Philip Voss
- Simon Harrison
- Timothy Bateson
- Jonathan Firth
- Colin McFarlane
- Gerard McSorley
- Philip Franks
- Sian Thomas
- Dinah Stabb
- Terry Dauncey
- Ivor Roberts
- Simon Ludders