It is the Heretic That Makes the Fire

Synopsis: Audio podcast. Third episode of a radio serialisation of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Adapted by Catherine Eaton, directed and rendered into modern English verse by Tracy Young. Part of the ‘Play On Shakespeare’ project to create more contemporary and accessible versions of the texts for performance.

3. After presenting him with his newborn daughter, Leontes throws Paulina out of his chambers and commands Antigonus to kill the child. His Lords beg him to relent and he appeases them by commanding Antigonus to abandon the baby in the wilderness instead. Cleomenes and Dion, meanwhile, return from the Oracle of Delphi full of optimism. The trial comes to order. Hermione testifies in her own defence against her husband’s accusations. The Oracle’s message is opened and read aloud: Hermione is innocent. Refusing to accept the judgement, Leontes is met with immediate and devastating consequences.
Series: Play on Podcasts: The Winter’s Tale
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Audio
Transmission details: 6 Jan 2023
Duration: 32 mins

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