The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

2018 · 161 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Blanche McIntyre

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Will Keen Leontes
Annette Badland Old Shepherd
Priyanga Burford Hermione
Oliver Ryan Polixenes
Sirine Saba Paulina
Adrian Bower Camillo
Norah Lopez Holden Perdita
Luke Macgregor Florizel
Howard Ward Antigonus
Jordan Metcalfe Clown
Becci Gemmell Autolycus
Zora Bishop Emilia / Cleomenes / Mopsa

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