Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedick are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.

Title from container. E2890. Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2005. All four plays are based on the works by William Shakespeare. Contents: Titles: Much ado about nothing / produced by Diederick Santer ; written by David Nicholls ; directed by Brian Percival -- Macbeth / produced by Pier Wilkie ; written by Peter Moffat ; directed by Mark Brozel -- The taming of the shrew / produced by Diederick Santer ; written by Sally Wainwright ; directed by David Richards -- A midsummer night's dream / produced by Pier Wilkie ; written by Peter Bowker ; directed by Ed Fraiman. Much ado about nothing cast: Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Billie Piper. Macbeth cast: James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Richard Armitage. The taming of the shrew cast: Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy Lawson. A midsummer night's dream cast: Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Johnny Vegas. DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., DVD-9, NTSC.