When Shakespeare initially wrote the play The Tempest as one of his final acts, Europe was dealing with a time of turmoil. Wars in surrounding nations such as Denmark and Sweden, a siege that happened in Russia, economic disparity in England. It’s no wonder that Shakespeare wanted to write a heartfelt message about forgiveness, however what is entirely unexpected is how well audiences can relate […]| The Western Carolina Journalist
Heavily billed and marketed as Sigourney Weaver’s West End debut, the Jamie Lloyd Company’s production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, now showing at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, is entirely vivified by the much-decorated Hollywood icon. As Prospero – become woman, in a pleasing symmetry to male actors’ insisted-upon performances of female roles during the Bard’s […]| The Upcoming