Winter's Tale, The

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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[...]