▁especially ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁introdu cing ▁children ▁to ▁Shakespeare ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁schools ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁printed ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁each ▁episode , ▁complete ▁with ▁illustr ations ▁based ▁on , ▁but ▁not ▁verb at im ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁animation . ▁The ▁printed ▁scripts ▁were ▁slightly ▁longer ▁than ▁Gar field ' s ▁final ▁fil med ▁versions , ▁but ▁remained ▁heavily ▁trunc ated . ▁Each ▁text ▁also ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁study ▁guide ▁for ▁teachers . ▁The ▁Anim ated ▁T ales ▁have ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁used ▁did actic ▁tools ▁in ▁British ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Christopher ▁Grace ▁launched ▁the ▁Shakespeare ▁School s ▁Festival ▁( SS F ) ▁using ▁Leon ▁Gar field ' s ▁twelve ▁ab rid ged ▁scripts . ▁The ▁festival ▁takes ▁place ▁ann ually , ▁with ▁hundreds ▁of ▁school ▁children ▁performing ▁half - hour ▁shows ▁in ▁professional ▁the at res ▁across ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Series ▁one ▁ ▁A ▁Mid sum mer ▁Night ' s ▁Dream ▁ ▁Direct ed ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁Robert ▁Sa aki ants ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁a ired : ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁ ▁An imation ▁type : ▁Cel ▁animation ▁▁ ▁Men na ▁Tr uss ler ▁as ▁N arr ator ▁ ▁Daniel ▁M asse y ▁as ▁Ober on ▁ ▁Su z anne ▁Bert ish ▁as ▁Tit ania ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Jackson ▁as ▁P uck ▁ ▁Ab ig ail ▁McK ern ▁as ▁Herm