The Winter's Tale

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'John Dove's simply staged traverse production has the rough and ready energy of a company of strolling players who have just turned up to do a show... No mistaking the frantic fury of John Dougall's misguided king, or the emotional intensity of Sasha Hails' wronged Hermione... There are moments when you taste the play afresh' The Guardian

'Excellent... A superb Sasha Hails... As per tradition, men also play the role of women and none better than Michael Benz as Paulina' Northern Echo

'Sasha Hails emerges as a lovely, fragile yet indestructible Hermione' The Scotsman

'Classy performance at Woburn from The Globe... Passion and energy enthralled the first night crowd... A world class performance from the entire cast' Leighton Buzzard Citizen

After last year’s production of Romeo and Juliet, the world renowned Shakespeare’s Globe takes to the road again, breathing life into this magical story of jealousy, love and redemption. Part family drama, part fairytale, The Winter’s Tale is the perfect play for a summer’s evening.

Convincing himself of his wife’s infidelity, Leontes, King of Sicilia, is driven into a jealous rage. Unmoved by theentreaties of his queen and a proclamation from the Oracle of Apollo, the King tears his family apart.

The disastrous consequences of Leontes’ actions reverberate across generations and national borders. Only his daughter, Perdita, left for dead in the wilds of Bohemia in her infancy, survives to redeem the tale.

Globe performance on 11 August at 7.30pm.
Tickets: £20, £15, £5

Cast
Benjamin Askew Florizel
Michael Benz Paulina
John Dougall Leontes
Sasha Hails Hermione
Brendan Hughes Polixines
Niamh McCann Perdita
Fergal McElherron Antigonus/Autolycus
Andrew Vincent Camillo

Directed by John Dove
Designed by Michael Taylor
Composed by Stu Barker
Choreographed by Sian Williams

Globe Touring

Please note: all open air performances continue in all but the most extreme wearther conditions, please dress accordingly.

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18–20 July: Claremont Landscape Garden, Surrey
23 July: Cannizaro Park Festival, Wimbledon
31 July–4 Aug: Liverpool Shakespeare Festival, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral*
5–6 Aug: Three Choirs Festival, College Hall, Worcester
8–10 Aug: Newby Hall, Yorkshire*
11 Aug: Shakespeare’s Globe, London*
13–16 Aug: The Old Bowling Green, Brandon Hill,Bristol*
17–22 Aug: Bodleian Quad, Oxford
24–25 Aug: St Donats Arts Centre, Glamorgan*
26–27 Aug: Lydiard Park, Wiltshire*
31 Aug - 7 Sept: Dulwich Park, London *

*Tickets available from the Globe Box Office

GlobeLink Resources

The Winter's Tale education resources.
Read letters home from the touring cast.
Seen the show? Post a review on the The Winters Tale Blog.