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Rating: Verdict: More commendable than enjoyable Shakespeare's The Winter’s Tale is sometimes categorised as a ‘problem’ play. The problem is that some scholars think it’s an unhappy mix of tragedy and comedy. All’s not well that doesn’t end as they like it, in the story of jealous King Leontes, who turns on his innocent wife, puts her on trial for adultery and abandons their newborn babe on a mountain. The real problem, though, is how to help an audience enjoy a story that’s a freewheeling yarn playing fast and loose with time, space and a prophetic Oracle to achieve its magi...

He apologised for losing 'my cool' but insisted he was right. However he has since been isolated as his main allies on the council have not attended meetings after they were accused of acting 'disgracefully,. towards Mrs Weaver. Mr Tolver, 74, announced his resignation at the latest council meeting in Handforth, Cheshire. He said: 'I am intending to resign as chairman of the council. 'I intend to resign as chair at the end of this meeting.' Parish clerk Jackie Weaver during a meeting of Handforth Parish Council which become an unlikely internet sensation after it descended into chaos Mr Tolve...

For 11 centuries between the unification of England in 927 AD and the present day, very little happened in Handforth. A hamlet near Manchester, it hosted a large prisoner-of-war camp during the first world war and a Royal Air Force depot during the second world war. This was the sum total of its imprint on the English national story. In the 1960s, several new housing estates transformed this tiny village into a small town. Then, in the 1990s, the government completed a bypass. As a result, even less happened than had been happening before. That is until a few months ago, when Handforth became...

BBC News Published media captionA cut-down version of the meeting soon became a "must see" The chairman of a parish council whose meeting went viral has apologised for losing his cool but said he stood by the claims he made in it. Handforth Parish Council's meeting in December spiralled out of control, with chairman Brian Tolver telling local government advisor Jackie Weaver she had "no authority here". In a YouTube video, Mr Tolver urged viewers to "look at the true story". Ms Weaver said she disagreed with Mr Tolver's comments on "so many levels". Millions of viewers have watched a cut-do...