SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

American television satirical animation series. When the Simpsons family travels to New York, Marge takes daughter Lisa to see a Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo and Juliet. When it’s cancelled, Lisa talks the audience into performing the play ('Anyone who wants to be in this, grab a doublet and meet me backstage’), with her playing Juliet.

Series

Simpsons, The

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

30 Sep 2012 (Channel: Fox)

Duration

22 mins

Credits

Director

Bob Anderson

Writer

Tim Long

Cast

Yeardley Smith	Lisa Simpson (Juliet)
Julie Kavner	Marg Simpson (Escalus, Prince of Verona)
Nancy Cartwright	Bart Simpson

Additional Details

Production type

Animation

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Guest actors include: Ken Burns, Zooey Deschanel, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, Al Roker and Sarah Silverman.

General

The episode is primarily a parody of the 1961 film, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S.

History

This was the opening episode of the twenty-fourth season of THE SIMPSONS

Production Company

Name

Gracie Films

Archive

Name

BoB

Email

bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk

Web

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window

Phone

020 3743 2345

Address

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH

Notes

Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council