The Winter’s Tale (2010)
Opening Night: June 9, 2010
Closing: July 31, 2010
Theater: Public Theater
One man’s moment of folly. A family’s sixteen years of pain. But time and forgiveness will show them a better way. By William Shakespeare
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July 2, 2010
There’s a whole lot of yelling going on in the country of Sicilia, where the king’s psychotic jealousy has put everyone on edge. In Michael Greif’s emotionally blunt production of “The Winter’s Tale” at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, voices are raised to the heavens in agitation, indignation, supplication, imprecation and protestation. In this mythical land of wonder and woe, the motto seems to be that if you have something to say, say it with volume.
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July 2, 2010
"The Winter’s Tale" is one of Shakespeare’s "problem" plays, what with its clashing mashup of searing tragedy, frothy comedy and head-scratching 11th-hour enchantment.
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July 5, 2010
It seems like just yesterday that this play was being performed at Shakespeare in the Park. Checking my notes, I see that it was, not the sixteen years between the two "halves" of The Winter’s Tale, but nonetheless a full decade ago. (That review is linked below, and adds much detail on the story that’s not repeated here.) Time has indeed, as Shakespeare says, used its wings.
READ THE REVIEWJuly 3, 2010
“The Winter’s Tale” may be Shakespeare’s hardest play to stage, but Michael Greif’s uneven direction at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, starless, mis- and undercast, makes the task seem harder still.
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July 2, 2010
Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, currently being presented by the Public Theater as part of its 2010 Shakespeare in the Park season at the Delacorte Theater, is well known for its curious combination of comedy and tragedy. In Michael Greif’s disappointingly uneven production, however, the comic bits are allowed to shine brightly, while the dramatic power of the piece remains largely untapped.
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