by William Shakespeare

In the austere "imperial" court of Sicily, Queen Hermione is accused of infidelity by her husband, Leontes. Seized by ungovernable jealousy his actions have catastrophic repercussions. A dramatic change of scene transports us across sixteen years and to the bucolic idyll of the Bohemian countryside of the 1920s with young lovers, homely shepherds, a singing trickster, and a bear. Ultimately Shakespeare's magic weaves all these strands into a harmonious resolution and what was lost is found.

Guidance - This play contains violent and abusive behaviour and material some may find distressing.

Want to know more about 'The Winter’s Tale'? Come to "Bears, Ballads and the Triumph of Time", Wednesday 8 October, 7:45pm at the Mary Wallace Theatre. Free of Charge. Come to hear Gerald Baker’s tour of 'The Winter’s Tale', Shakespeare’s late masterpiece: where it came from, what else was happening in the theatre of the day, and what happened after its premiere.