Synopsis
This film goes behind the scenes at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon to watch various stages of a production of The Tempest. It also explores William Shakespeare's life and writings against the setting of Stratford and the Warwickshire countryside.
Further Information
Similar plays, poems and sonnets
Shakespeare In Perspective | The Tempest
Laurens van der Post offers a personal view of the play The Tempest which he describes as profoundly autobiographical - an exploration of Shakespeare's own inner nature.
Shakespeare Uncovered | Caliban
Trevor Nunn explores Shakespeare's strange and controversial character Caliban.