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Despite Dillane's splendid role, soporific Tempest shows failure of Sam Mendes' Bridge Project #hf10

 By Wijbrand Schaap (photo Joan Marcus)

You can have Bach's St Matthew Passion performed by 15 canaries, an electric guitar, a drum kit, a ukulele and a harmonica, and it will still be beautiful, because it is Bach. Similarly, you can have Shakespeare's thoroughly British plays performed by a group of Americans, and it will still be Shakespeare, but then we are on the edge. This has been apparent since we could take note of The Tempest, part two of the ...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

 By Wijbrand Schaap (photo Joan Marcus)

You can have Bach's St Matthew Passion performed by 15 canaries, an electric guitar, a drum kit, a ukulele and a harmonica, and it will still be beautiful, because it is Bach. Similarly, you can have Shakespeare's thoroughly British plays performed by a group of Americans, and it will still be Shakespeare, but then we are on the edge. This has been apparent since we could take note of The Tempest, part two of the ...

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