
International Theatre Database
2002.06.29 ~ 2002.11.02
RSC
2002.04.11 ~ 2002.06.22
The Roundhouse
World Premiere
The interaction between the audience and performers was integral to Warchus’s production. The Roundhouse in London was transformed with steeply-raked seating surrounding three quarters of the auditorium, allowing space for promenaders. Both the staging and the mid-twentieth century American setting attracted mixed reviews. The production was likened to a 1940s film noir and Leontes (Douglas Hodge) was described as a menacing shaven-headed gangster.