The Winter's Tale to him in a dream and bade him name the girl Perdita. He leaves a fardel (a bundle) by the baby containing gold and other trinkets which suggest that the baby is of noble blood. A violent storm suddenly appears, wrecking the ship on which Antigonus arrived. He wishes to take pity on the child, but is chased away in one of Shakespeare's most famous stage directions: "Exit, pursued by a bear." (It is not known whether Shakespeare used a real bear from the London bear-pits, or an actor in bear costume.) Perdita is rescued by a shepherd and his
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