La Tempête

April 28, 2011

La Tempête

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on April 2011 In a novel staging, two Shakespeare works become one in the hands of French director George Lavaudant. Sensing a kinship between two of the Bard’s most fantastical plays—A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest—Lavaudant last year created La Tempête, a “grotesque” and “enigmatic” (according to host, the French […]

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on April 2011

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In a novel staging, two Shakespeare works become one in the hands of French director George Lavaudant. Sensing a kinship between two of the Bard’s most fantastical plays—A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest—Lavaudant last year created La Tempête, a “grotesque” and “enigmatic” (according to host, the French Institute) work that embeds Midsummer Night’s famous “Pyramus and Thisbe” comic scene into The Tempest. The play stars Andre Marcon as Prospero and is staged in French with Japanese subtitles.

May 19, 7pm, ¥6,500; May 20, 7pm, ¥6,500; May 21, 7pm, ¥6,500. Setagaya Public Theater. Nearest stn: Sangenjaya. Tel: 03-5432-1526.