When the rule of a hedonistic and mercurial king is questioned, rebellion ensues, culminating in a chilling attempt to commit an atrocity against a child, whose mother’s anguished grief cannot atone for her blinkered ambitions for her son. This Stratford Festival production features commanding performances by Tom McCamus, Seana McKenna, Graham Abbey and Patricia Collins.

The steamy midlife affair that shook the foundations of the ancient world comes to vivid life in this Stratford Festival production, featuring Geraint Wyn Davies and Yanna McIntosh in an unforgettable depiction of the devastation wrought by the heart’s transgressions.