The Tempest

Summary: 1968 BBC production of The Tempest by William Shakespeare, with artists of the Ballet Rambert.
Theatre play: The Tempest by William Shakespeare [more information]
Play synopsis: Teh Tempest is set on a remote island, ‘where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skillful manipulation. He conjures up a storm, the eponymous tempest, to lure his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King Alonso of Naples to the island. There, his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio’s lowly nature, the redemption of the King, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso’s son, Ferdinand.' (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest.)
Production history: Believed to have been written 1610-11, published in the First Folio 1623.
Date of transmission: Sunday 12 May 1968
Time: 9.15-11.10pm
Series: Play of the Month
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

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Basil Coleman

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