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)
Abigail McKern plays Hermia (voice) (1 episode)
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)
Peter Postlethwaite plays Quince (voice) (1 episode)
Menna Trussler plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Martin Jarvis plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Timothy West plays Prospero (voice) (1 episode)
Amanda Root plays Kate (voice) (1 episode)
Nigel Le Vaillant plays Petruchio (voice) (1 episode)
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)
Sion Probert plays Sebastian (voice) (1 episode)
Peter Guinness plays Antonio (voice) (1 episode)
Richard Pearce plays Lucentio (voice) (1 episode) , Donalbain (voice) (1 episode)
Alec McCowen plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Brian Cox plays Macbeth (voice) (1 episode)
Zoë Wanamaker plays Lady Macbeth (voice) (1 episode)
Laurence Payne plays Duncan (voice) (1 episode)
Clive Merrison plays Macduff (voice) (1 episode)
John Warner plays Polonius (voice) (1 episode) , Gremio / Servant / Tailor (voice) (1 episode)
Mary Wimbush plays Witch (voice) (1 episode)
Val Lorraine plays Witch (voice) (1 episode)
Emma Gregory plays Witch (voice) (1 episode)
David Acton plays Malcolm (voice) (1 episode)
Gerald James plays Baptista (voice) (1 episode) , Malvolio (voice) (1 episode)
John Baddeley plays Lennox (voice) (1 episode)
Felicity Kendal plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Linus Roache plays Romeo (voice) (1 episode)
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)
Stephen Thorne plays Stephano (voice) (1 episode) , Hastings / Cardinal (voice) (1 episode)
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)
Dorien Thomas plays Horatio (voice) (1 episode)
Rosemary Leach plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Fiona Shaw plays Viola (voice) (1 episode)
William Rushton plays Toby Belch (voice) (1 episode)
Brendan Charleson plays 1st Murderer / Messenger (voice) (1 episode) , Capulet (voice) (1 episode)
Alice Arnold plays Maria (voice) (1 episode)
Hugh Grant plays Sebastian (voice) (1 episode)
Suzanne Burden plays Anne (voice) (1 episode) , Olivia (voice) (1 episode)
Garard Green plays Friar Laurence (voice) (1 episode) , Duke Senior / Adam (voice) (1 episode)
Antony Sher plays Richard (voice) (1 episode)
Jonathan Tafler plays Camillo (voice) (1 episode) , Ferdinand (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)
Andrew Wincott plays Narrator / Octavius (voice) (1 episode) , Laertes (voice) (1 episode)
Patrick Brennan plays Richmond / 2nd Murderer (voice) (1 episode) , Banquo (voice) (1 episode)
Michael Kitchen plays Polixenes (voice) (1 episode) , Narrator (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 Sir Andrew (voice) (1 episode) , Autolycus (voice) (1 episode)
Nathaniel Parker plays Jacques / Oliver (voice) (1 episode)
Roger Allam plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Duke Orsino (voice) (1 episode)
Christopher Benjamin plays Duke Frederick / Corin (voice) (1 episode)
Eiry Thomas plays Phoebe (voice) (1 episode)
David Burke plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Joss Ackland plays Caesar (voice) (1 episode)
Frances Tomelty plays Calphurnia (voice) (1 episode)
David Robb plays Brutus (voice) (1 episode)
Spike Hood plays Prince Edward (voice) (1 episode) , Shepherd's young son (voice) (1 episode)
Hugh Quarshie plays Cassius (voice) (1 episode)
Hywel Nelson plays Mamillius (voice) (1 episode) , Duke of York (voice) (1 episode)
Jim Carter plays Mark Antony (voice) (1 episode)
Judith Sharp plays Portia (voice) (1 episode)
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 Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Tyrrel (voice) (1 episode)
John Miers plays Lucius (voice) (1 episode)
Anton Lesser plays Leontes (voice) (1 episode)
Jenny Agutter plays Hermoine (voice) (1 episode)
Sally Dexter plays Paulina (voice) (1 episode)
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)
Gerard McSorley plays Iago (voice) (1 episode)
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
Art
Directing
Writing
- Daniel Massey
- Suzanne Bertish
- Bernard Hill
- Abigail McKern
- Charles Millham
- Kathryn Pogson
- Kim Wall
- Anthony Jackson
- Peter 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
- Peter Guinness
- Richard Pearce
- Alec McCowen
- Brian Cox
- Zoë Wanamaker
- Laurence Payne
- Clive Merrison
- John Warner
- Mary Wimbush
- Val Lorraine
- Emma Gregory
- David Acton
- Gerald James
- 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
- Hugh Grant
- Suzanne Burden
- Garard Green
- Antony Sher
- Jonathan Tafler
- Eleanor Bron
- Tom Wilkinson
- James Grout
- Sorcha Cusack
- Michael Maloney
- Stefan Bednarczyk
- Andrew Wincott
- Patrick Brennan
- Michael Kitchen
- 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
- David Robb
- Spike Hood
- 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