A lonely but enchanted island inhabited by powerful and dangerous spirits. Marooned there is Prospero, Duke of Milan, banished twelve years ago, with his infant daughter. Prospero, employing his own potent magic to enslave the spirits, raises a terrible storm and enacts his revenges upon the usurping Italian nobles... Read more …
“Spirits, which by mine art I have from their confines call’d to enact my present fancies.”
But can he escape his island prison, regain his dukedom and provide his daughter with her perfect happy ending…?
Sometimes merry, sometimes melancholy, Bard in the Botanics’ exciting and theatrical new outdoor production of The Tempest promises magic, music and mystery...
Clyde, whose talents have hitherto been under-rated, provides unarguable evidence of his range with a confident and nuanced performance, which is balanced intelligently between draconian arrogance and benevolent humanism.
There’s no resisting the deeply original tragic impulse behind this retelling of the tale, or the sheer excellence of some of the acting.
Bard in the Botanics, Glasgow from Wednesday June 20, 2012, until Saturday July 7, 2012. More info: http://www.bardinthebotanics.co.uk