Synopsis

The story in an animated version. All the lines spoken by the characters are Shakespeare’s own. Narrated by Menna Trussler.

Series

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Language

English

Country

Great Britain; Former USSR

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1992

Transmission details

9 Nov 1992 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Robert Saakiants

Producer

Dave Edwards

Writer

William Shakespeare

Screenplay

Leon Garfield

Contributor

Menna Trussler

Cast

Daniel Massey	Oberon
Suzanne Bertish	Titania
Anthony Jackson	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Abigail McKern	Hermia
Bernard Hill	Nick Bottom
Kathryn Pogson	Helena

Additional Details

Production type

Animation

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama; Media studies

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The DVD contains all 12 animated tales in a 3-disk set.

History

First US broadcast 10 November 1992 on HBO with an introduction by Robin Williams.

Production Company

Name

Christmas Films

Name

Soyuzmultfilm

Distributor

Name

Metrodome Distribution

Notes

Specialist distributor of quality, independent films, both theatrically and subsequently on DVD. DVD releases include new films, classic cinema, documentaries, animation, stage adaptations, television programming and historical drama. NB. Metrodome Distribution went into administration in 2016

Name

S4C International

Web

http://www.s4ci.com/english/homepage/index.asp External site opens in new window

Phone

02920 460312

Fax

02920 754444

Address

50 Lambourne Crescent
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