THE WINTER'S TALE
Seattle Rep presents THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare from December 16 to 19, 2021, in person and streaming online. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films and music to enhance your experience of the show.
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The winter's tale
This contemporary ballet by English choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, with a score by Joby Talbot, is based on the Shakespeare play of the same name and premiered at the Royal Opera House in London in 2014.
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
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The Gap of Time
Winterson's inventive reimagining of THE WINTER'S TALE takes place in London, 2008, with King Leontes as Leo, a self-absorbed English money manager, and his friend and suspected rival King Polixenes as Xeno, a video-game designer.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Seattle Rep's THE WINTER'S TALE website
Seattle Rep’s Public Works family of community and professional actors join together for a dazzling journey of reunion and redemption in a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s THE WINTER'S TALE. The Sicilian King Leontes suspects his wife of infidelity and seeks revenge by imprisoning her and banishing their newborn child to distant shores. Sixteen years later, in the wild woods of Bohemia, the consequences of his actions begin to unfold.
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