Winter’s Tale, The

Synopsis

A video recording of the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre 2005 production of The Winter’s Tale directed by John Dove. Paul Jesson as Leontes, Yolanda Vazquez as Hermione.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2005

Duration

170 inc. interval.

Credits

Director

John Dove

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

William Lyons

Production Design

Jenny Tiramani

Cast

Paul Jesson	Leontes, King of Sicily
Yolanda Vazquez	Hermione
Juliet Rylance	Perdita
Penelope Beaumont	Paulina
Colin Hurley	Autolycus
David Sturzaker	Florizel
Edward Peel	Antigonus
Edward Peel	Third gentleman
Hayley Jane Standing	Gentleman
Hayley Jane Standing	Emilia
Hayley Jane Standing	Dorcas
Liana Weafer	Mamillius
Liana Weafer	Mopsa
Peter Forbes	Polixenes
Philip Bird	Camillo
Roger McKern	Time, as Chorus
Roger McKern	Dion
Roger McKern	Second gentleman
Roger Watkins	Old Shepherd
Sam Alexander	Young Shepherd (Clown)
Thomas Padden	Mariner
Thomas Padden	Servant

Additional Details

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Winter’s Tale, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.

History

The play ran 4 June- 1 October 2005 in the Season of the World and Underworld.

Reviews

Lizzie Loveridge, The Winters Tale, http://www.curtainup.com/wintersglobe.html

Alastair Macaulay, Financial Times (London), 21 June 2005. p.15

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT