Adaptations of 12 plays by William Shakespeare, with animation by the leading directors of Russia's Christmas Films and voice actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Designed to introduce children and young adults to some of Shakespeare's most popular works.

Originally produced as 12 episodes of the television program Shakespeare : the animated tales in 1992 & 1994.

volume 1. Tempest / directed by Stanislav Sokolov -- Midsummer night's dream / directed, designed and animated by Robert Saakiants -- As you like it / directed by Alexei Karayev -- volume 2. Hamlet / directed by Natalia Orlova -- Julius Caesar / directed by Yuri Kulakov -- Richard III / directed by Natasha Orlova -- volume 3. Romeo and Juliet / directed by Efim Gamburg -- Othello / directed and designed by Nikolai Serebryakov -- Winter's tale / directed by Stanislav Sokolov -- volume 4. Macbeth / directed by Nikolai Serebryakov -- Taming of the shrew / directed by Aida Ziablikova -- Twelfth night / directed by Maria Muat.