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Article: A long 'Winter's' slumber.(ARTS)(THEATER)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2002
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Byline: Jayne M. Blanchard, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Discussions of whether Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" is a tragedy, a comedy, a romance or a problem play are dispelled during the first act of the Shakespeare Theatre's production directed by Michael Kahn. It is simply an ordeal.
We slog through acres of exposition for more than an hour, and even though there are tragedy and lamentations aplenty (even the death of a small boy), you struggle to keep your eyes open.
Sicilia, home of King Leontes (Philip Goodwin) seems an airless and cheerless place despite the court's somberly opulent Regency costumes by Catherine Zuber. The whole kingdom has ...