Barbican, LondonCheek by Jowl rise to Shakespeare's challenge, including a wonderful awakening for Hermione. But the beast scares no oneThe Winter's Tale is a series of dares for a director. Not only the mingling of dream and action, wish and fear. But those terrifying implausibilities: the sudden jealousy of Leontes; the appearance of the bear; the coming to life of Hermione's statue.Cheek by Jowl's modern-dress pro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM on April 16, 2017