The Tempest (Bouře, 2004)

Přidal: Přemek |

Červen 29, 2012

William Shakespeare. Rozhlasová adaptace klasické divadelní hry.

Osoby a obsazení: Alonso, král neapolský (Roger Hammond), Sebastian, jeho bratr (John McAndrew), Prospero, pravý vévoda milánský (Ian McKellen), Antonio, jeho bratr, uchvatitel vévodství milánského (Neville Jason), Miranda, dcera Prosperova (Emilia Fox), Ferdinand, syn krále neapolského (Benedict Cumberbatch), Gonzalo, poctivý starý rada králův (David Burke), Adrian, pán neapolský (Simon Treves), Francisco, pán neapolský (Tim Bentinck), Caliban, divý a nestvůrný otrok (Ben Onwukwe), Trinculo, vtipálek (Ian Talbot), Stephano, opilý číšník (John Hodgkinson), mistr (Simon Treves), loďmistr (Tim Bentinck), duchové: Ariel (Scott Handy), Juno (Elaine Claxton), Ceres (Laura Paton).

Vydalo Naxos Audio Books 15. 11. 2004 (2 CDs ; 127 min.; ISBN: 978-962-634-308-1).

Pozn.: Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play. The wronged duke raises a tempest to shipwreck his old opponents on his island so that he can ensure justice is done. With Emilia Fox as Miranda, Scott Handy in the pivotal role of the sprite Ariel and Ben Owukwe as Caliban, this new production directed by John Tydeman, balances the magic and the earthiness with music playing a key role.

Interview with Sir Ian McKellen …

‘I think there has been quite a positive tension between how I played Prospero on stage and here in the studio. The one big difference I suppose is that what you can do on stage is not necessarily what you can do on an audiobook recording.

On stage, an actor can be doing one thing and saying something else whereas here, in the recording studio, you must be much clearer about what you are doing, so it is unambiguous.

So John Tydeman has been stressing certain qualities such as anger and passion, love or regard and gentleness. I think that makes the performance less complicated for me which is the right thing to do.

It isn’t really a complicated play. The story is swift and unremarkable really except the forgiveness that takes place. It all happens very quickly.

It is satisfying at the end for the audience that everything is so neatly and certainly resolved. There is less ambiguity at the end of this play than there is at the end of most Shakespeare. Well there are some happy marriages, such as Beatrice and Benedick for example, which are probably doomed to failure, whereas Miranda and Ferdinand seem well matched and Prospero got it right as he gets most things right really”.