From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern definitive edition of Shakespeare's magical
vision. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate this unique edition presents a
historical overview of The Tempest in performance takes a detailed look at specific
productions and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are three interviews with
leading directors - Peter Brook Sam Mendes and Rupert Goold - providing an illuminating
insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also
includes an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre and enables the reader to
understand the play as it was originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and
performed. Ideal for students theatre-goers actors and general readers the RSC Shakespeare
editions offer a fresh accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering
Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
