Tag Archives: The Tempest

Opening the Olympics: Danny Boyle’s debt to William Blake

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

Danny Boyle’s Olympic opening ceremony has set off so much discussion that John Wyver of Illuminations has now posted three blog posts each listing ten different pieces that have appeared in the press looking at the event from different viewpoints. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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Stratford to Stratford: Opening the Olympics with Shakespeare

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

At last the London Olympics are about to begin. It’s estimated that a billion people worldwide will watch the opening ceremony on Friday 27 July. No pressure then on film director Danny Boyle, its creator. Clues about the ceremony have … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s infinite variety

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

I’m always impressed by the number of ways in which people adapt Shakespeare. He and his works seem to have something to say to everyone. Since I began writing this blog I’ve been contacted by many people telling me what they’ve … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s daughter

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

David Tennant as Jack Lane, Teresa Banham as Susanna, in The Herbal Bed, RSC 1996 May 26 is the anniversary of the baptism of Shakespeare’s first daughter, Susanna. The only fact that most people know about her is that she … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s shipwrecks

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

Last week on Twitter, someone drily pointed out in response to the RSC’s new season, that Shakespeare never wrote a shipwreck trilogy. The What country friends is this? season is certainly unusual, and the cynical might say it’s a marketing … Continue reading →

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Picturing Shakespeare: Alan O’Cain’s The Tempest

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

  Responses to Shakespeare’s plays come in many forms, and his influence on other art forms such as music, painting and design was explored as part of the British Shakespeare Association’s Lancaster University conference last weekend.  Picturing Shakespeare was one … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s magical island in The Tempest

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

Where is the unnamed isle in The Tempest? The literal-minded will say that it’s obviously in the Mediterranean, where a ship headed from Tunis to Italy might have foundered.  Those who know Shakespeare’s written sources will mention Strachey’s 1610 letter … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and science fiction

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

It’s hardly surprising that Shakespeare’s play The Tempest has been used as the basis for science fiction. A ship and its crew are wrecked on a distant, mysterious island, populated only by a man with magical powers, several strange creatures who … Continue reading →

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Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

It seems that music, whether being listened to or performed, really is good for you. It was recently reported that musicians have better memories than the rest of us, and playing music may result in higher levels of proficiency in … Continue reading →

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