THE WINTER’S TALE

2023’s Theatre in the Forest at Sutton Hoo was a “tree-mendous” (The Daily Mail) production of William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale!

Thanks to our free ticket scheme, people who wouldn’t ordinarily have access to the theatre were able to attend, and our cast of 8 actors welcomed audiences from far and wide, and it was a huge hit for young and old theatre fans alike!

We also worked again with our wonderful friends at Nick Barnes Puppets, the Olivier award winning team behind the Life of Pi puppets. They designed our beautiful Mamillius puppet, as well as our baa-rilliant sheep Mopsa and Dorcas who stole the show with their hilarious dancing!

Production photography by Bill Jackson

CAST

VINCENT MOISY

LEONTES / DORCAS

EMILY JANE KERR

HERMIONE / AUTOLYCUS

JACK SPENCER

POLIXENES / CLEOMENES / MOPSA

AILIS DUFF

PAULINA / OLD SHEPHERD

REI MORDUE

CAMILLO / JUDGE / MARINER

ELLIE SMITH

ANTIGONUS / PERDITA

TED NEWBORN

DION / FLORIZEL

JOSEPH RUSSELL

YOUNG SHEPHERD

CREATIVES

JOANNA CARRICK

DIRECTOR

DAVID NEWBORN

PRODUCER

CAROLINE BOWMAN (FOR NICK BARNES PUPPETRY)

PUPPET DESIGN

KATY FROST

DESIGN

RYAN PENNY

FIGHT DIRECTOR

SYDNEY ALDRIDGE

CASTING

JACK HEYDON

MUSICAL DIRECTOR