The Public Theaters second free Shakespeare in the Park presentation this summer is the late romance “Cymbeline,” a twisty tale of duplicity and betrayal directed by Daniel Sullivan. The cast features Shakespeare in the Park regulars Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater as young newlyweds separated by the titular king and his conniving queen.
The convoluted "Cymbeline" plot involves, among other things, and a headless corpse,a gorgeous heroine who fools everyone into thinking she’s a boy simply by putting on a boys clothes and Jupiter flying in and out of the action on an eagle’s back.
The play has been in and out of fashion over the years, with many detractors over the last century or so. current York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood has seen several productions, and so he has a sense of perspective to offer as he evaluates Shakespeare in the Park’s "Cymbeline" at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
Source: wnyc.org