The actor was recreating the play's famous direction 'Exit – pursued by a bear' in Rendlesham Forest, near Ipswich.
However, three people reported seeing a bear in the woods and the authorities were investigating, amid fears one of the creatures could have escaped from a private enclosure.
The stunt was staged by the Red Rose Chain Theatre Company to get children and families interested in Shakespeare.
They are staging an outdoor production of 'Winter's Tale' in the forest in August.
Actor and designer Jimmy Grimes said: "We didn't want to scare anyone. The idea is to get kids interested and excited about the play. We want to create a family-friendly, fairytale feel for the production.
"This is our 10th forest production. It's such an unusual event so we're always looking for ways to get people interested."
"No one really knows that much about the play. There's a tiny little stage direction – Exit, pursued by a bear – and a bear is supposed to follow him and it turns out he gets eaten by the bear.
"This tiny little stage direction is probably the most famous part of the play and it's something we thought we could use to get kids interested."
Brown bears have been extinct in Britain since around the 11th Century.
credited to telegraph.co.uk
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