| Next | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Barry Purves[1] |
| Written by | Barry Purves |
| Based on | Plays ofWilliam Shakespeare |
| Produced by | Sara Mullock |
| Cinematography | Dave Alex Riddett David Sproxton |
| Edited by | Helen Garrard David McCormick |
| Music by | Stuart Gordon The Hautboys |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Next is a short film created byAardman Animations. Its full title is "Next: The Infinite Variety Show".[2]
William Shakespeare auditions for an undetermined role in front of a boredPeter Hall with references to his play in under five minutes.[3]
("The Two Noble Kinsmen" is Missing)
The film was commissioned by Channel 4 as part of a 5-part series of Aardman animations titledLip Synch: Creature Comforts (1989), Going Equipped (1990), Ident (1990), Next (1990) and War Story (1989).[4]
Peter was voiced byRoger Rees[5] and is reading one of Hall's books. The halo indicates that he representsSaint Peter, and that Shakespeare is auditioning to get into Heaven. The film references all of 37 Shakespeare plays.[4]
A clip of this short was shown in the 2003 documentary Animated Century.[6]
On IMDb,Next received a rating of 7.3/10 from 188 users.[2]
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