We've been editing Shakespeare's plays for 400 years – but does a new Australian production of The Tempest idealise the Bard?
- Written by: Gabriella Edelstein, Lecturer in English, University of Newcastle
Daniel Boud/Sydney Theatre CompanyReview: The Tempest, directed by Kip Williams, Sydney Theatre Company.
The Tempest, first performed in 1611 and probably Shakespeare’s last solo-written play before his late collaborations with John Fletcher, used to be read as the playwright’s swan-song goodbye to the magic of theatre. But since postcol...