"For the audience...this production is a discombobulating experience in which it isn’t easy to keep track of all the narrative layers or to fully grasp what it means"
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"Crouch’s approach is a serious and intriguing one, and for all its tricks it never feels tricksy. It doesn’t entirely coalesce."
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“It’s a cerebral and uncompromising – but pretty funny! – Tempest from a man who has devoted his life to deconstructing the nature of theatre.”
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“You’re left with a valuable sense of ongoing wrestling with the consequences of maritime exploration, trade and conquest.”
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“The radically reconfigured text is overstuffed with bewildering digressions and the kind of jokey modern asides that have become the house style at the Globe.”
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“Crouch has crafted a compelling reimagining, infused with a rough, melancholy magic that is as irresistible as it is quietly heartbreaking.”
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“So, instead of simply telling the story, he’s used the script as a starting point for a playful exploration of colonialism and storytelling.”
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“As a testament to the power of storytelling, it’s a considerable success.”
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