The Winter's Tale

Lets look through at the brief introductory of this wonderful play...

Overturn the seasons with Riding Lights' retelling of THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare, directed by Paul Burbridge and designed by Sean Cavanagh.

A CROWN, A PALACE, AN ISLAND IN THE MED, a delightful wife and family - they sound like the stuff of paradise, the life of the man who has everything. But that man is Leontes, and this Sicilian paradise has a spider lurking in its claret...

An obsessive suspicion is poisoning Leontes' mind. The poison spreads, wreaking disastrous havoc throughout his family and his kingdom - his wife is imprisoned and condemned, his son dies, his oldest friends flee the country and a baby daughter is abandoned to the elements.

But even while things are at their darkest, seeds of new life are taking root. The resurrection theme of The Winter's Tale moves in with surging energy and robust humour, on a tide of new love, faithful friendship, high summer and celebration.

The Winter's Tale is ideally suited to the style for which Riding Lights has become renowned over 19 years - a unique blend of epic drama and high comedy. It is a compelling story to grip your mind and warm your heart, as it moves from the winter wastes of jealousy ... to the place where things come back to life.

This play had taken place from 5th to 30th November 1996 at The Bridewell Theatre

Source : http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rltc/winterstale.html