The Winter's Tale
Propeller Shakespeare
1st Edition
Published on 28. August 2012
120 pages
978-1-84943-754-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Winter's Tale takes us on an extraordinary journey. King Leontes falls prey to an inexplicable jealousy of his wife Hermione; it causes her (apparent) death and the (actual) death of his young son Mamillius. Sixteen years of repentance, supervised by Paulina, lead to scenes of reunion and reconciliation - but without concealing the cost in human terms. This is a slightly shortened version of the text of The Winter's Tale as printed in the First Folio of Shakespeare's works (1623). The opening sequence, divided between various voices, and the first half of Scene Twelve, draw upon, and re-shape, the more extended versions of the original.
Reviews / Votes
Hall's staging has a dazed, dreamlike quality - The production has a spell-binding beauty to it * Financial Times * Lively and inventive - The production fully conveys the play's pastoral comedy. Indeed, there are moments where it threatens to turn into a stage version of a bucolic musical festival - Glastonbury with more wildlife... there are laughs aplenty * Evening Standard * This production is great fun... The light-hearted Bohemian scenes lead to Shakespeare's truly magical ending, guaranteeing that everyone will leave the theatre with a smile on their faces. * British Theatre Guide *More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-84943-754-7 (9781849437547)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/2012
Oberon Books Ltd
€32.37
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Persons
About Propeller Shakespeare: Propeller is an all-male Shakespeare company which mixes a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic. They look for as many ways as possible to inform the physical life of the production with the poetry of the text, giving as much control as possible to the actor in telling the story. Over the last fifteen years, Propeller has performed Shakespeare in over twenty two countries. In 2011 Propeller reached nearly one hundred thousand people worldwide.
Content
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Cast and Production Team
- Edward Hall on Propeller
- Time and Truth in The Winter's Tale
- Designing The Winter's Tale
- Music in The Winter's Tale
- The Winter's Tale
