The Winter's Tale

Traverse the gap of sixteen years in a romance that moves from a tragic court gripped by delusional jealousy to a pastoral festival of renewal. The play begins with a king's irrational destruction of his family but shifts halfway through to a world of youth, music, and impossible reunions. It explores the themes of time as a healer and the miraculous possibility of redemption for past sins. The famous final scene offers one of the most magical and moving moments of grace in the canon.