Helen Mirren as Prospera!
November 21, 2008 by John Murphy
Filed under Bardfilm, Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons, Julie Taymor, The Tempest
The Guardian online has reported some exciting news for bardolators: Julie Taymor, director of the ultraviolent and imaginative reworking of Titus Andronicus, Titus, will be directing Helen Mirren in a big-screen adaptation of The Tempest.
Dame Helen, in a gender-switch from the original, will be playing Prospera, the usurped Duchess possessed of a vast library and [...]
Mandy Patinkin on Broadway as Prospero
September 15, 2008 by Debra Murphy
Filed under "Put money in my purse!", Motley Bard, The Tempest
Here’s another “Put Money in my Purse—NYC” episode for all us financially challenged bardolaters: Mandy Patinkin is starring as Prospero in a Classic Stage Company production of The Tempest directed by Brian Kulick. To make matters worse, the show only runs through October 12, so there’s little time for me to go panhandling on the [...]
