Overview

The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable, illustrating how uncontrollable emotions can range across gender, country, class and age. Its universe is full of monsters, gods and natural disasters with a colossal sweep that takes audiences from the stifling atmosphere of the Sicilian court to the unbuttoned joy of a Bohemian festival. Staged at the beautiful and iconic Globe Theatre in London, this new production is directed by Blanche McIntyre and stars Will Keen (The Crown, Wolf Hall) as Leontes, Priyanga Burford (W1A, Marcella) as Hermione and Annette Badland (East Enders, Father Brown) as Old Shepherd.

Genres

Cast

Will Keen

Leontes

Priyanga Burford

Hermione

Sirine Saba

Paulina

Annette Badland

Old Shepherd

Oliver Ryan

Polixenes

Howard Ward

Antigonus

Adrian Bower

Camillo

Zora Bishop

Emilia / Cleomenes / Mopsa