The Tempest (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (8)
See it if you want a brilliantly comic retelling of one of Shakespeare's best works featuring moments that are equally bizarre as they are hilarious!
Don't see it if you're expecting a traditional representation of Shakespeare, this is an altogether different affair in every sense of the word. Read more
See it if unlike me you know whether this show is supposed to be a tragedy or comedy. I thought it the former until this version, which I loved.
Don't see it if you hate Shakespeare?
See it if You like to see Shakespeare in weird settings like a beach resort.
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See it if you enjoy cleverly modernized Shakespeare or comedic tones
Don't see it if you want a classic rendition of the text or want a casual watch
See it if you enjoy modern takes on shakespeare!
Don't see it if you’re not familiar with the text!
See it if you like ridiculous takes on Shakespeare and the occasional costume consisting of not much more than yellow swimwear.
Don't see it if you struggle with old timey language or following plots. I have to admit I wasn't really sure what was going on.
See it if You want to understand the end of a metaphorical tempest.
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See it if You want a fun, modern production that is still sympathetic to the text.
Don't see it if You don’t love Shakespeare
Critic Reviews (8)
"It’s got some rough edges, and some of its conceits don’t work, but overall, this show is a sunny delight."
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"It won’t go down in history as a revolutionary production, but as a crowd pleaser it’s inventive, compassionate and really just a pure joy."
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"It’s of a piece with a production that unpacks Shakespeare’s strange cargo without much care for precedent, and subjects it to fresh inspection."
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"Engaging and vital at some moments, flat and curiously lacking in impact at others. ... 'Tempest' suffused with visual japery but only intermittently in touch with the lasting and immutable magic that exists within the play itself."
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"Holmes’ production does not ignore the play’s darker undercurrents and colonial overtones, but they are buried deeper in the mix than is sometimes the case. It is predominantly concerned with keeping the audience amused, and though it suffers from audibility and clarity issues to begin with."
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"Comedy. Definitely a comedy. Academics have long agonised about how to categorise 'The Tempest' but director Sean Holmes’s gleefully eccentric production is unequivocally comic."
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“It’s certainly a refreshingly contemporary take, but it fails to follow through with its concept. There is no overarching image to act as an aesthetic nexus; the conceptual dots are never connected. It is a shame because individual aspects are undeniably worth our attention”
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"Holmes' decision to use lunacy over sorcery is funny on occasions but it ultimately leaves a somewhat unsatisfied feeling.
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