Winter’s Tale, The

Synopsis: A video recording of the 2009 Bridge Project staging of The Winter’s Tale directed by Sam Mendes with Simon Russell Beale as Leontes and Rebecca Hall as Hermione.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 1 Mar 2009
Duration: 164 mins

Notes: The production was also videotaped by V&A Collections, National Video Archive of Performance, on three cameras , 12 August 2009 at the Old Vic. This tape is catalogued separately on this database.
General: The Bridge Project is a three-year, transatlantic partnership uniting The Old Vic with Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Neal Street Productions
History: The performance ran 10 February-8 March 2009.
Reviews: Brantley, Ben, New York Times (23 February 2009), p. C6. Brantley writes - "I can’t think of another actor of Mr. Russell Beale’s generation who could bring such transparency to the darkness of Leontes while still honoring the mystery that is so essential to "The Winter’s Tale."

Simon Russell Beale	Leontes, King of Sicily
Rebecca Hall	Hermione
Morven Christie	Perdita
Sinead Cusack	Paulina
Ethan Hawke	Autolycus
Aaron Krohn	Servant of Sicilia and Bohemia (Servant)
Charlotte Parry	Lady-in-waiting to Hermione (Mopsa)
Dakin Matthews	Antigonus
Dakin Matthews	Shepherd
Gary Powell	Jailer
Gary Powell	Shepherd
Gary Powell	Cleomenes
Gary Powell	Bear
Hannah Stokely	Emilia
Hannah Stokely	Shepherdess
Jessica Smith	Dorcas
Josh Hamilton	Polixenes
Mark Nelson	Mariner
Mark Nelson	Lord
Mark Nelson	Shepherd
Michael Braun	Dion
Michael Braun	Florizel
Morven Christie	Mamillius
Paul Jesson	Camillo
Richard Easton	Old Shepherd
Tobias Segal	Young Shepherd (Clown)