William Sexspeare’s ‘Much Ado About Puberty’
- Synopsis
- Independent short. Shakespeare, as a boy, worries about the onset of puberty and consults his parents about the facts of life. The film’s dialogue is spoken in pseudo-Elizabethan blank verse and William is dressed in doublet and hose in a modern US suburb. The film bears little relationship to the play but parodies Shakespeare’s verse style.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1999
- Duration
- 6 mins
- Availability
- .
Credits
- Director
- Ken Boynton
- Screenplay
- Ken Boynton
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The film was released commercially within the compilation AtomFilms. Vol. 2. A Lust for Life. Out of distribution (2/2012).
- History
- Shown at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Production Company
- Name
AtomFilms
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "William Sexspeare’s ‘Much Ado About Puberty’". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67893 (Accessed 10 May 2025)