Full Length Play: The Winter's Tale - a podcast by BBC Radio 3

Eve Best, Danny Sapani and Shaun Dooley star in the magical product of the Bard's later years. Treading new dramatic ground The Winter's Tale embraces tragedy, poetry, folklore, magic realism, music, comedy and the infamous stage direction "exit pursued by a bear".

Leontes ..... Danny SapaniHermione ..... Eve Best
Polixenes ..... Shaun DooleyCamillo ..... Karl Johnson
Paulina ..... Susan JamesonShepherd ..... Paul Copley
Perdita ..... Faye CastelowAutolycus ..... Tim Van Eyken
Florizel ..... Will HowardMamillius ..... Charlie Brand
Archidamus ..... Sean BakerAntigonus ..... Brian Protheroe
Clown ..... Sam RixEmilia ..... Scarlett Brookes
Cleomenes ..... Richard PeppleDion ..... Nick Underwood
First Lady ..... Adie AllenMopsa ..... Nicola Ferguson
First Lord ..... James LaileyMariner ..... Sargon Yelda
Officer ..... Ewan BaileyMusic composed by Tim Van Eyken, Singer Lisa Knapp

Director: David Hunter

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