Sir Ian McKellen reads Edwin Morgan’s “Instructions to an Actor” – in which Shakespeare gives instructions to the boy actor playing Hermione in THE WINTER’S TALE (recorded 1979)

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Scenic City Shakespeare's #THEWINTERSTALE at Greenway Farm is FULLY RESERVED! Limited walk-up admission available for our final performance, Sat 10.28 at 7:30.
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"#Shakespeare in the Park returns to Greenway Farm in Hixson, TN this October with #TheWintersTale. FREE performances will run Friday and Saturday evenings in October. Catch shows beginning at 7:30 PM October 6 & 7, 13 & 14, 20 & 21, 27 & 28.

Admission is FREE, reservations are REQUIRED. Space is limited. Bring your outdoor chairs and blankets - seating is not provided.

RSVP now at sceniccityshakespeare.org/inthepark. Arrive early to enjoy fare from local food trucks and other vendors.

T-800: "Hasta la vista, baby."
[Exit, pursued by Bear-2000]

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„I am ashamed. Does not the stone rebuke me for being more stone than it?“

- #TheWintersTale (Act 5, Scene 3) #DailyShakespeare

Here's #MyShakespeareWinter part 14 of 37:

#TheWintersTale is a "comedy" only in that it has a happy ending, but it's mostly a heartwrenching drama of jealous kings, family trauma, lost children...until penance & love regained bring graceful redemption, as winter becomes spring