Tempest, The

Synopsis: A video recording of the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s production of The Tempest, directed by Lenka Udovicki, with Vanessa Redgrave as Prospero.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 2000

Notes: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.
For a detailed account of the rehearsal process, and comments by the actors on their roles, visit http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/globelink/frameset.htm
History: The production ran 12 May-10 September 2000 (press night May 26th) in the Hercules season.
Reviews: For a selection of reviews from British national newspapers visit http://www.albemarle-london.com/g-tempest.htm.
Klett, Elizabeth ‘Re-producing Shakespeare, Engendering Anxiety: Women’s Cross-Gender Performance and British National Identity’, Dissertation Abstracts International 64 (2003-4):2903A (Illinois-Champaign-Urbana).

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