Winter’s Tale, The

Synopsis: A video recording of Brian Bedford’s 1998 production of The Winter’s Tale for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Wayne Best is Leontes and Kate Trotter plays Hermione.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 23 Jun 1998

History: The production ran in repertory 15 May-6 November 1998
Stills: `The Maytime air of bucolic country pleasures has been turned into a weird hodgepodge of Celtic dancers, ghetto blasters and free-form partying, which juxtaposes nicely against the vaguely Edwardian feel of the court (if it’s supposed to be contemporary dress, why does D’Aquila look exactly like Wallis Simpson?), but doesn’t work to highlight the atmosphere suggested by the text’. Mira Freidlander The New York Times. July 27 1998.
Reviews: Taylor, Gary. Shakespeare Quarterly 50 (1999): 334-54 (in review-article).

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