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~ Previous Productions ~ 2008 - The Winter's Tale Hatherop Castle
The Winter's Tale is, indeed, a tale and so we set it in a gypsy encampment as gypsy people traditionally stay in one place over the winter, often spending the long evenings singing, playing music, dancing or telling stories.
Our production began with the gypsies returning to the encampment at the end of a working day, settling down for a drink and the evening's entertainment.
A storyteller was chosen, as was a theme for her story. She introduced the characters, and gradually melted into the background as they and the story took on lives of their own.
The judgement of Leontes
Autolycus, the tinker, sells his (stolen!) wares |
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Prince Mamillius with his father, Leontes, and his nurse, Emilia 
