as he placed Leontes in centre stage with all the audience and actors' surrounding him. This was the best place for Leontes to be as it captured the audiences' attention effectively, therefore it was more effective than Howells and Dorans' interpretation of this speech and the staging.
             As Paulina is a new character in the play, and a very important character, when she is introduced it should have a big impact on the audience. In Warchus's interpretation Paulina is a bold woman, and she is black. Instantly, the audience does notice a contrast on stage and I think Warchus wanted to portray this, stating the fact that she is a new main character. Warchus chose a black actress to symbolise Paulina's (Myra Lucretia Taylor) power and strength as in the 1940-1950's there was a huge divide between the whites and the blacks, and racism was extremely common, overcoming the racism makes this character more powerful. Yet, we fall in love with Dorans' version of Paulina (Emily Bruni) as we see her act
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