Details

'Pray you, sit by us, and tell's a tale. Merry or sad shall't be? As merry as you will. A sad tale's best for winter.' A tale of passion, jealousy, fantasy and fairytale, the play charts the transition from winter to spring, tragedy to comedy, and revenge to romance. It is the story of high adventure where an angry King falsely accuses and discards his family to his later regret Co-commissioned by and produced in association with Athens & Epidaurus Festival, THE EDGE, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, The Singapore Repertory Theatre, Teatro Espanol de Madrid. With thanks to CQS, Bank of America, American Airlines and other sponsors

Cast/Performers

Simon Russell Beale, Michael Braun, Selina Cadell, Morven Christie, Sinead Cusack, Richard Easton, Rebecca Hall, Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke, Paul Jesson, Aaron Krohn, Dakin Matthews, Mark Nelson, Charlotte Parry, Jessica Pollert Smith, Gary Powell, Tobias Segal, Hannah Stokely.

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Corporate Sponsor: Bank of America
Producer(s): Old Vic, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Neal Street Productions
Director(s): Sam Mendes, Maggie Lunn (casting), Nancy Piccione (C.S.A. - casting)
Design: Anthony Ward
Costume: Catherine Zuber
Lighting: Paul Pyant
Sound: Paul Arditti
Music: Mark Bennett