Peter de Jersey roared as the eponymous King, Alexandra Gilbreath schemed as the wicked stepmother and Jamie Wilkes brought both evil and laughs as the lying Iachimo.
A dark fairytale comes to life…
Cymbeline tumbles from Rome to the hills of Wales, and teems with extraordinary fairytale characters: a wicked stepmother, a girl who flees in disguise, a faithful servant, lost brothers and even a headless corpse. As Jupiter descends on an eagle to resolve this beguiling tangle of tales, Cymbeline rises to a breathtaking crescendo, the giddiest climax in the entire canon.
To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio in 2023, our Artistic Director Emeritus Gregory Doran directed the last play in that miraculous volume. This production of Cymbeline was a chance to see this rare late romance in the most special year.
