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title: "Shakespeare - The Winter's Tale / Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre"
brand: "sir antony sher"
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# Shakespeare - The Winter's Tale / Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre

**Brand:** sir antony sher
**Price:** € 32.13
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Shakespeare - The Winter's Tale / Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    About as good as it gets...
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 14, 2010*

It is a bit of a cliché to call A Winter's Tale a problematic play, but I'll confess I've always found it more interesting than truly masterful. This production, however, solves most of the problems I find just reading the words on the page.  Of particular note is Antony Sher's Leontes, who manages to make the monarch's lightning turn from loving husband to jealous madman credible (as seemingly difficult as successfully carrying off Richard III's wooing of Lady Anne), and so well does this production sustain the tension that, when Hermione's death is announced near the end of the third act, the impact is visceral in its power.  Acts IV and V, of course, display a radical shift in tone, but here the shepherd's interlude is genuinely entertaining (as opposed to tedious), helped in no small measure by Ian Hughes' scene-stealing turn as Autolycus.  I was curious how the bear effect and disguises were going to be handled, and though I feared the worst, I was pleasantly surprised in both instances.  This leaves only the resolution in Act V that I find (from the source material) rather drawn-out and silly; I understand it is only a "tale," but I just don't believe it really works.  This production does nothing to change that view, although I'll freely admit, the fault is probably mine (it must be, since this is often called one of the most touching scenes in the canon).  On the whole, this is about as good a filmed Shakespearean stage production as I have seen, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to those interested in the play.  One quibble: there is no subtitle option, which would be useful were I ever to decide to teach the play in the future.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A better version of a minor Shakespeare play by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
  

*by F***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 6, 2015*

Last night I watched this new DVD of The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare. Until recently, the BBC version was the only one on DVD, and it is a perfectly serviceable production of this minor play. But this new DVD of the 1998/1999 Royal Shakespeare Company version is much better. I would have enjoyed it more if it were about a half hour shorter. In Shakespeare's day, when you went to the theater that was probably the only entertainment you saw in a week, and you wanted it to last. This play has it all: tragedy, comedy, romance, singling, dancing, music, and stand-up comedy. Today we have shorter attention spans. What can you say about a Shakespeare play in which the most famous lines are a scene setting: "Bohemia, a seacoast" and a stage direction: "Exit, pursued by a bear"? But the Royal Shakespeare Company make the most of both the pathos and the comic turns.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great acting
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 15, 2018*

The acting in this version of Winter's Tale was great, especially the character of Hermione. The video quality was good enough that it didn't hinder the experience. (Watching a play being acted is just different than watching a movie.) About halfway through I was abruptly reminded that Shakespeare was sometimes a bawdy bard!! I felt this interpretation of the play to be within the realm of what might have actually been performed, but if you're easily offended, or if you plan to share this with kids, you'll want to preview it first.

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