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 (play) counted 33 cases of swooning and combined these three plays with swooning as the key comedic gag. The play had its premiere in Korsh Theatre in Moscow on October 28, 1888. "The Bear" was a success from the start. In Chekhov's lifetime it brought in regular royalties, and it has constantly been revived on both professional and amateur stages worldwide since. Chekhov, who often referred to his own writing in self-deprecating ways, remarked on his success: "I've managed to write a stupid vaudeville which, owing to the fact that it is stupid, is enjoying surprising success." The play is the