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Winter's Tale, The
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened May 12, 2000
Closed Jun 11, 2000

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

THE WINTER'S TALE is one of the last plays Shakespeare wrote and is his greatest exploration of the cycles of human life. Combining comedy, poetry and tragedy, the play ultimately reveals the healing, redeptive power of time.

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American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St
Mid-Cambridge, MA 02138


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Of all the Shakespearean plays in the canon, none makes less sense than The Winter's Tale, with its two-part structure, rapid change of mood, and uncertain motivation for the actions of the main characters. And then, there's the problems of dealing with that famous stage direction for the character of Antigonus: "Exit, pursued by a bear," and the abstract character of Time, who serves as narrator to bridge the 16-year hiatus in the play.

Happily, A.R.T. has brought in the Macedonian director, Slobodan Unkovski, a theatrical wizard of supreme imagination, to tie together the plot strings and inconsistencies. In his mind, a mysterious power drives the play, leaving the audience to fill in t[...]


Reviewed by Iris Fanger on May 26, 2000

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