“All’s Well That Ends Well” has long been viewed as one of Shakespeare’s more problematic plays. It lacks the riotous laughs of his best comedies, the emotional punch of his darkest tragedies and the soaring soliloquies of such similarly toned plays as “The Merchant of Venice.” And its ambiguous romance is not for everybody.
The Utah Shakespearean Festival is tackling this tricky piece of comedy-drama during this month’s fall season, and while “All’s Well” boasts USF’s usual craft and vigor, the play’s inherent flaws make it a fitfully satisfying theatergoing experience.
The story centers on the love of Helena, the orphan daughter of a physician, for Bertram, a restless young count. Helena follows Bertram to the court of France, where she uses her late father’s medicinal arts to cure the ailing king. In return, the king offers her the hand of any man in the realm.
She chooses Bertram, who reluctantly consents but flees to fight the Tuscan wars before the marriage is consummated. He then sends Helena a letter saying he will never be her true husband unless she becomes pregnant with his child.
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