Episode 38: Aubrey Whitlock Explains Exit Pursued by a Bear

In Shakespeare's play, The Winter's Tale, there is a famous stage direction where the character Antigonus exits the stage but the written directions in the play state that he is to "exit, pursued by a bear." So in performance, this character exits as a bear, seemingly from nowhere, arrives to chase him off the stage and into Shakespeare legend. Here to help us look at the history and context of this famous stage direction, is Aubrey Whitlock.