The Winter's Tale - Royal Ballet

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Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter's Tale is an award-winning modern ballet classic adapted from Shakespeare’s profound story of love and loss.

The Royal Ballet THE WINTER’S TALE [Revival]

Cast: TBC

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Music: Joby Talbot

LIVE: Wednesday 22 May 2024, 7.15pm BST  Running time 195 minutes (TBC) Two intervals

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter's Tale is an award-winning modern ballet classic adapted from Shakespeare’s profound story of love and loss.

King Leontes of Sicilia is crippled with an all-consuming jealousy when his friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, stays with him and his wife Hermione. What follows is a tale where a marriage is destroyed, a child is abandoned and all hope is seemingly lost for two lovers.

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