The Winter's Tale
Shakespeare's play tells of a delusional and paranoid king who tears his family apart. But the tough struggle for redemption yields flickers of hope.
One of Shakespeare's greatest plays, The Winter's Tale, though written at the same period as The Tempest, smashes all the rules that The Tempest follows. Unity of time, place and action are hurled aside as we range across Europe, from court to country, from high tragedy to low comedy, across a time span of 16 years.
The Winter's Tale tells of a delusional and paranoid king who tears his family apart. But this is the new Shakespeare, after he completed his great tragedies, and the tough struggle for redemption yields flickers of hope. Initial darkness gives way to joy as Time leads the characters to a shattering conclusion...
Produced by Cheek by Jowl and recorded at the Barbican, London, on 19 April 2017.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Emilia / Time | Grace Andrews |
| Cleomenes | Joseph Black |
| Camillo | David Carr |
| Mamillius | Tom Cawte |
| Autolycus | Ryan Donaldson |
| Dion (and Live Music Supervisor) | Guy Hughes |
| Leontes | Orlando James |
| Young Shepherd | Sam McArdle |
| Perdita | Eleanor McLoughlin |
| Old Shepherd / Antigonus | Peter Moreton |
| Hermione / Dorcas | Natalie Radmall-Quirke |
| Paulina / Mopsa | Joy Richardson |
| Polixenes | Edward Sayer |
| Florizel | Sam Woolf |
| Director | Declan Donnellan |
| Production Designer | Nick Ormerod |
Declan Donnellan on directing The Winter's Tale
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