PicksInSix Review: THE WINTER'S TALE - Goodman Theatre
“MERRY OR SAD SHALL’T BE?”
It begins with the dark, disturbing, emotional transition of a jealous King Leontes of Sicilia (Dan Donohue) against his pregnant Queen, Hermione (Kate Fry), and his best friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia (Nathan Hosner), who are publicly accused of adultery, which results in death. Then, as if ripped from any of Shakespeare’s spirited comedies, we are thrust into a future where goodness triumphs, and petty crime, apparently, pays handsomely.
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