The Winter's Tale based on the play for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House in London. In 2015, author Jeanette Winterson published the book "The Gap of Time", a modern adaptation of "The Winter's Tale". In 2016, author E. K. Johnston published the book "Exit, Pursued by a Bear", a modern adaption of "The Winter's Tale". On 1 May 2016, BBC Radio 3's "Drama on 3" broadcast a production directed by David Hunter, with Danny Sapani as Leontes, Eve Best as Hermione, Shaun Dooley as Polixenes, Karl Johnson as Camillo, Susan Jameson as Paulina, Paul Copley as the Shepherd and Faye
The Bear (opera) The Bear (opera) The Bear is the second of the two operas by William Walton, described in publication as an "Extravaganza in One Act". The libretto was written by Paul Dehn and Walton, based on the play of the same title by Anton Chekhov (which is also sometimes translated into English as "The Boor"). Walton received a commission from the Koussevitzsky Foundation in 1958, and he dedicated the opera "to the memory of Serge and Natalie Koussevitzky". He began composing in 1965 when the Aldeburgh Festival in England requested an opera from him. "The Bear" was first performed at the