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MYSTERIOUS: Prospero - What They Never Told You

Sir Patrick Stewart obituary

Distinguished stage and screen actor who became a global star in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises

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Shabana Mahmood urged to grant visa to former Weather Underground activist

Home Office refused entry to Judith Clark, 77, invited by RSC to speak about restorative justice after her time in prison

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27

Forbidden Planet hit cinemas in 1956. Its warnings about AI should terrify us

When Forbidden Planet arrived in cinemas in 1956, it was a daring investment in a small genre. At a time when science fiction meant low-budget monster movies and tales of alien invasion, MGM spent big on something far more ambitious: a movie that imagined a world of interplanetary travel, robotics…

The Conversation · Jul 31

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Kat Graham admits motherhood wasn't 'exactly' what she'd imagined

Kat Graham became a first-time mum when she welcomed son Prospero - her first child with husband Bryant Wood - in March (26).

BANG Premier · Jul 8

How Shakespeare’s The Tempest can help readers understand the hidden costs of AI

In the 400 years since his death, William Shakespeare’s work has been used as a lens through which to interpret countless developments he could never have anticipated – from modern psychology and political theory to colonialism and climate change. His writing possesses an uncanny ability to illuminate nearly every facet…

The Conversation · Jul 7

Mamma Mia! is Shakespeare’s Tempest in campy musical disguise

Mamma Mia!, the 1999 jukebox musical built around the songs of the pop group ABBA, became a huge hit in the theatre internationally and later a commercially successful feature film. It has inspired a host of spinoffs including a prequel film, an immersive dining experience and fan fiction.

The Conversation · Jun 9

Tempest in the stalls as baby disrupts Kenneth Branagh RSC performance

Audience members said baby’s cooing and gurgling ruined Branagh’s return to the RSC after 30 years, with some seeking refunds

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9

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To coo or not to coo: RSC ask mother and baby to leave The Tempest after noise complaints

Audience member said there were ‘queues of people lining up to complain’, while others were asking for refunds

The Independent UK · Jun 9

The Tempest review – Kenneth Branagh returns to the RSC in this enchanting production

Prospero is reimagined as a conductor in this superbly orchestrated version of Shakespeare’s tragicomedy

The Guardian - UK · May 26

To see or not to see? Every single Shakespeare play – ranked!

Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all the plays

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

The Tempest review – Tim Crouch’s high-concept treatment roughs up the magic

Some spells are cast by this production, in which the director plays Prospero, but it also wearingly replays the same tricks

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30

Léa Seydoux joins Mikey Madison in The Masque of the Red Death

Léa Seydoux will join Mikey Madison in The Masque of the Red Death, Charlie Polinger’s reimagining of the classic Edgar Allan Poe story.

BANG Premier · Jan 20

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: We Caliban review – postcolonial take on The Tempest is difficult to pin down

Jeyasingh’s choreography is well wrought and precise but Caliban’s struggles feel adrift amid a sea of ideas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025

16 Magical, Must-Read Books About Witches and Witchcraft

Your spooky season reading list has arrived.

Marie Claire · Sep 23, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025

Kenneth Branagh returns to the RSC for The Tempest and The Cherry Orchard

Next summer, the star will appear in Stratford-upon-Avon first as Prospero and then alongside Helen Hunt in Chekhov’s classic

Woman & Home · Aug 19, 2025

'It just doesn't work' - Helen Mirren says James Bond 'can't be a woman'

Dame Helen Mirren has weighed in on the constant Bond rumours, arguing against gender-swapping 007

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025

Margaret Atwood’s 10 best books – ranked!

Ahead of the author’s much anticipated memoir, we count down the best of her books – from climate dystopias to her world-conquering handmaids

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

Voices: Artworks by disgraced artists like Eric Gill need context, not protective screens

COMMENT: ‘Prospero and Ariel’ – the sculpture by paedophile Eric Gill that adorns the BBC’s Broadcasting House – deserves better than being locked away in an ugly glass box, says Clair Woodward

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025

BBC reinstalls sculpture by paedophile Eric Gill with new protective screen

Broadcaster says it does not condone ‘abusive behaviour’ of its creator after repairs to statue of Ariel and Prospero

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

Controversial statue outside BBC headquarters now back on display

The statue has been on display at Broadcasting House since the early 1930s

Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025

Sculpture by artist who sexually abused his daughters goes back on display outside BBC headquarters

The sculpture depicts Prospero and Ariel from William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

Windows Central · Apr 1, 2025

South of Midnight release date and launch times confirmed: Preload now and see when early access is available in your region

We Happy Few creators' next major IP, South of Midnight, is almost here. Here's when you can expect to play it in your home region.

Total Film · Jan 30, 2025

Creepy new look at Wednesday season 2 confirms Tyler's fate, as Jenna Ortega's hero embraces her darker side

You can run, but you can't Hyde

BANG Premier · Jan 28, 2025

Sigourney Weaver's West End performance hijacked by Just Stop Oil protesters

Two people have been arrested after storming the stage during Sigourney Weaver's 'The Tempest' play.

BANG Premier · Jan 17, 2025

Harriet Walter never felt like a 'typical woman'

Harriet Walter has never felt like a "typical woman" and believes she would be "dressing a a boy" if she was a teenager now.

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