The Tempest/King Lear, EdinburghThis year's Edinburgh International Festival looks East, with an eye to the diverse cultures of Asia and their influences. It's likely to mean familiar stories and works are given a new twist, in ways that might seem strange and exotic to western eyes and ears. For The Tempest, the Mokwha Repertory Company's reimagined version of Shakespeare's late play of magic, revenge and reconcilia…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM on August 12, 2011