The Winter's Tale (opera) The Winter's Tale (opera) The Winter's Tale is an opera in three acts by Ryan Wigglesworth. The libretto is by the composer, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The opera, in a production directed by Rory Kinnear, and conducted by the composer, was premiered at the English National Opera on 27 February 2017. The opera follows the main story of the play, reduced to three acts, and dropping the character Autolycus, and some other well-known features of the play such as Antigonus's stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear". Act I is set in Sicily.
Ladies in Lavender (stage play) Ladies in Lavender (stage play) Ladies in Lavender is a stage play in two acts by Shaun McKenna. It was adapted from Charles Dance’s screenplay for his 2004 film "Ladies in Lavender", which was itself based on a short story by William J. Locke. The play was commissioned by Daniel Schumann and produced by him together with Lee Dean in association with Charles Diamond and the Royal & Derngate, Northampton. The first performance was on April 6th 2012 at the Royal & Derngate. 'The play is published by Oberon Books The original production was directed by[Robin Lefevre and designed by