Tempest fugit: Prospero's Will

Synopsis

Journey with us through Prospero's mind, another fascinating insight by award-winning playwright Frank Bramwell. Haunting music, and an artistic team from across the world, combining to re-ignite the themes of Shakespeare's Tempest.

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81.86.132.35) - 12 May 2006:

It appeared that not many other people made the winding journey on the DLR to the Greenwich Playhouse to watch this new sequel to Shakespeare’s (allegedly) final attempt at putting quill to parchment. I genuinely did not know what to expect from this production not having seen any of Frank Bramwell's other productions. You are immediately hit with a visual bombardment of stimuli, the set is not overly complicated but perfectly suitable for the production and space. The costumes were interesting, all very well presented, although I am not convinced about mixing the different periods, not that it took away from the enjoyment of the show at all. The movement was sublime, Ariel and Caliban threw themselves around the stage with poise and grace (when required). I was a little worried not being overly familiar with the Tempest that the story may confuse but there were enough hints and reminders for that not to affect my understanding or enjoyment of the production. My only criticisms of the show are that there is a little too much reliance on voice-overs in the second half and the ending went on for too long. All of the performances were excellent, although very occasionally it could be a little stylised. A special note must be made of Stuart Horobin who performance as Caliban was quite superb, he seemed to have limitless energy and must have quadriceps comparable to Clarke Kent. ...

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