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Tempest, The

Synopsis
A production of The Tempest, with three actors, directed by Tim Carroll and staged at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
2005
Duration
135 mins

Credits

Director
Tim Carroll
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Mark RylanceProspero
Edward HoggMiranda
Edward HoggAriel
Alex HassellCaliban
Alex HassellFerdinand
Alex HassellGonzalo
Mark RylanceStephano

Additional Details

Theatre
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Elizabethan
Plays
Tempest, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-male casts; Doubling of roles

Notes

Notes
The production was also recorded by the National Video Archive of Performance using four cameras on September 2 2008. This recording is catalogued separately.
General
The recording was made in Mark Rylance’s final season as Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
History
The production ran May 6-October 2 2005 in the Season of the World and Underworld. Several videotaped recordings, using three cameras, were made throughout the run and these may be viewed, by appointment, at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Reviews
Lisa Hunt, The Tempest, http://www.musicomh.com/theatre/tempest_0805.html

Swain, Elizabeth, Western European Stages 17, no. 3 (2005), pp. 104-11 (in review article).

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact
Librarian
Email
library@shakespearesglobe.com
Web
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Phone
+44 (0) 7902 1433
Fax
+44 (0) 7902 1401
Address
21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT

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