The Winter's Tale

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Event The Winter's Tale
Venue The Opera House (1977-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand International Arts Festival 1994
First Date 1 March 1994
Opening Date 1 March 1994
Last Date 5 March 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description In a coup for the Festival, one of the world's most famous theatre companies, the Royal Shakespeare Company, will visit New Zealand for the first time with a full production. This legendary company, currently riding high on critical and public acclaim under Artistic Director Adrian Noble, remains the pre-eminent interpreter of the world of the greatest playwright of the English language. It will bring to New Zealand Shakespeare's wonderful tragi-comedy The Winter's Tale.
The hit of the company's 1992 season at Stratford-upon-Avon, the production transferred to the Barbican in London in 1993
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Tragedy
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Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Nettles Actor King Leontes
Adrian Noble Artistic Director
Adrian Noble Director
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme AT: MS Papers 9250-58
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 154928