Too Wild for Stay-At-Homes
- Synopsis
- Audio podcast. Episode five of a radio serialisation of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Adapted by Catherine Eaton, directed and rendered into modern English verse by Tracy Young. Part of the ‘Play On Shakespeare’ project to create more contemporary and accessible versions of the texts for performance.
5. As Perdita prepares for the sheep shearing feast, Florizel flirts with her and vows he’ll stay with her no matter what. Perdita is less carefree, fearing the repercussions that will come if the king discovers his son has been cavorting with someone beneath his station. Perdita’s father, the Old Shepherd, arrives and tells his daughter to greet their guests, including two strangers (Polixenes and Camillo, disguised as farmers), who banter with her about the flowers she admires. Florizel and Perdita proclaim their love for each other as the guests applaud and dance. Polixenes (in disguise) questions the Old Shepherd about the young man who’s wooing his daughter as two shepherdesses, Mopsa and Dorcas, squabble over the affections of the Shepherd’s son. A servant rushes in to announce the arrival of a peddler (Autolycus), who enters with a song. He wins over the crowd with his music and exotic wares as he secretly conspires to rob everyone at the party. The servant returns to announce the arrival of a group of acrobats she calls "hairy goat men", who enter with a cacophony of shouts and drums. - Series
- Play on Podcasts: The Winter’s Tale
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Transmission details
- 20 Jan 2023
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- Tracy Young
- Music
- Lindsay Jones
- Executive Producer
- Michael Goodfriend
- Adaptor for Radio
- Tracy Young
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- 17th Century
- Plays
- Winter’s Tale, The
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- radio drama
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-winters-tale-too-wild-for-stay-at-homes/id1561429994?i=1000595610644
- Online format
- Streamed/Download
Production Company
- Name
Next Chapter Podcasts
- Web
- https://ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast External site opens in new window
Sponsor
- Name
Play On Shakespeare
- info@playonshakespeare.org
- Web
- https://playonshakespeare.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (541) 846 8466
- Address
- PO Box 955
Ashland, OR
97520
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Too Wild for Stay-At-Homes". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av80101 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)