ODURep’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” directed by Chris Hanna, opened on Apr. 10. A culmination of a ...

Prospero's island is at times a "barren Dune-like landscape strewn with black rubble", at others a "mysterious, otherworldly oasis". But it's not enough to save a lacklustre, "unmoving" production ...

An interesting thematic suggestion that Prospero’s island is a place of rebirth gets lost amid the sonorous intonation and tedious comic relief. For all its stark visual boldness, this is a ...

Details of Shakespeare programming on BBC Radio for the Cultural Olympiad. BBC Radio 3 presents a new radio production of The Tempest which will focus on the soundscape of Prospero’s island.

It was first performed in 1611. Caliban is the son of Sycorax, a witch. He was born on the island. Caliban hates Prospero and looks for ways to overthrow him, but by the end of the play regrets ...