In a fit of groundless jealousy, Leontes wrecks his marriage, defies the gods, destroys his family and ruins himself. As the years roll by, a new generation flee their own country and take refuge in Sicilia. Unknowingly they bring with them the key to the past, present and future…
Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable, illustrating how uncontrollable emotions can range across gender, class, age.