Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor short of money and conspires to seduce Mrs. Page and Mrs. Ford, the wives of two prominent Windsor citizens. The women play along with him in order to expose him as a preposterous lecher. But the insanely jealous Mr. Ford disguises himself as one “Mr. Brook” and hires Falstaff to […]
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1999 – “The Winter’s Tale” by William Shakespeare
Leontes, the King of Sicilia, rashly accuses his pregnant queen, Hermione, of having committed adultery with his childhood friend Polixenes, the King of Bohemia.It is with this intrigue and the ensuing banishment of the new-born “bastard” princess, that the magical narrative unfolds. Autolycus, courtly rogue and omnipotent magician, brings the protagonists to life. The audience […]
1999 – Reviews: The Winter’s Tale
William Shakespeare: “The Winter’s Tale” Glückliche Schuld: “The Winter’s Tale” im Kulturgelände Nonntal (Salzburger Nachrichten, 24/03/1999) “Diesen typischen Märchenrahmen hat Ilse Lackenbauer als Regisseurin behutsam mit Zeichen für die unvergängliche Aktualität dieses Drama gefüllt. Die archetypischen Verhaltensweisen Eifersüchtiger, Liebender, Betrügender und Treuer wurden von den jungen Darstellerinnen und Darstellern bei der Premiere anschaulich nachgezeichnet.” […]