Casting has been announced for Yaël Farber’s new production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale for the RSC.
The Winter’s Tale will run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 12 July to 30 August 2025.
Previously announced are Bertie Carvel (Matilda The Musical) as Leontes, Madeline Appiah (Macbeth) as Hermione, Aïcha Kossoko (Kyoto) as Paulina and John Light (In the Company of Men) as Polixenes.
They will be joined by Kathryn Hunter (Harry Potter films, Black Doves, Andor) as Autolycus/Time.
The full company comprises: Madeline Appiah as Hermione, Lewis Bowes as Florizel, Amelda Brown as Shepherdess, Bertie Carvel as Leontes, Rhianna Compton as Dancer/Ensemble, Hilda Cronje as Emilia, Ryan Duval as Clown (Young Shepherd), Matthew Flynn as Antigonus, Leah Haile as Perdita, Kathryn Hunter as Autolycus/Time, Chihiro Kawasaki as Danger/Ensemble, Aïcha Kossoko as Paulina, John Light as Polixenes, Mkiyah Page-Gordon as Mover/Ensemble, Rakhee Sharma as Dancer/Ensemble, Raphael Sowole as Camillo, Richard Sutton as Jailer/Ensemble.
Joining Yaël Farber in the creative team are: Set and Costume Designer, Soutra Gilmour; Lighting Designer, Tim Lutkin; Composer, Max Perryment; Movement Director, Imogen Knight; Fight and Intimacy Director, Yarit Dor; Casting Director, Julia Horan CDG; and Dramaturg Drew Lichtenberg.
The Winter’s Tale is playing at the RSC’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 12 July to 30 August 2025.
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