Tempest, The

Synopsis: A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2000 touring producton of The Tempest. Directed by James Macdonald with Philip Voss as Prospero.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 13 Dec 2000
Duration: 173 mins

History: Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Pit Theatre, London, 19 October-18 November 2000; at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, 30 November 2000-6 January 2001; at the Tokyo Globe, Tokyo, 26 May-10 June 2001; and on tour through 2001.
Stills: Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Reviews: Lindley, David. The Tempest (London: Arden Shakespeare, 2003). [Studies post-World War II Royal Shakespeare Company productions of TheTempest by focusing on Prospero and the other main characters in relation to him, the staging of the spectacular, and the music].

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
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Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
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Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
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