Through April 26, 2015
Hanna
Theatre, 2067 E. 14th St., , 216-241-6000
Bob Abelman
High concept seems low-budget in Great Lakes’ "The Tempest."
To see a full review of this show, read Bob Abelman's CJN article here or go to: http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/bob_abelman/
Roy Berko
THE TEMPEST, reported to be Shakespeare’s last solo dramatic
writing, is not one of the Bard’s great plays, but there is enough fantasy and
intrigue to allow for a pleasant evening of theater. The GLT production does justice to the script.
To see a full review of this show, read Roy Berko's blog here.
Mark Horning
While the acting itself for the most part is superb,
Great Lake Theater’s production of “The Tempest” is too convoluted to be
understood by a first time audience member. Distractions ranging from
costuming, set design and continuity make it difficult to follow. It is the
Bard’s last work and not his best and neither is the Great Lakes Theater
rendition their best as well.
To see a full review of this show, read Mark Horning's blog.Christine Howey
Give credit to GLT for trying something new in this interpretation of The Tempest. But when the story gets camouflaged in a torrent of design flourishes and jarring tonal switchbacks, the audience has to work even harder to find Will’s real magic.
To see a full review of this show, read Christine Howey's blog Rave and Pan
Art Thomas
"Reimagining the classics" has gone a bit too far in this production where the story becomes lost in the sometimes intriguing, sometimes bizarre production concept. Prospero's "cell" is a huge magic box right out of David Copperfield's Magic where spoken of people, props, and events appear.
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