A ‘winter’s tale’ is a fantasy, and The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable.
‘It is required
You do awake your faith.’
Act V, scene 3
In a fit of groundless jealousy, Leontes wrecks his marriage, defies the gods, destroys his family and ruins himself. As the years roll around, a new generation flee their own country and take refuge in Sicilia. Unknowingly they bring with them the key to the past, present and future…
The Winter’s Tale is directed by Blanche McIntyre (The Comedy of Errors, As You Like It). The play’s uncontrollable emotions – rage, love, grief and forgiveness – range across gender, country, class and age. Its universe is full of monsters, gods and natural disasters, and its colossal sweep takes us from stifling courts to unbuttoned festivals.
At Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London until 14 October 2018, book The Winter’s Tale tickets today!
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