Modern Adaptations

This page contains numerous links and descriptions of variouis modern interpretations of The Tempest. These can be anything from movies to other plays to works of art.

Modern Interpretations
The Tempest (2010) IMDb  - Trailer  - Clips

The Tempest (1979) IMDb

Forbidden Planet (1956) and The Tempest comparison

A Jungarian Interpretation

Une Tempete - A 1969 play by Aime Cesaire that reimagines The Tempest in a post-colonial setting





The Tempest has inspired numerous musical interpretations, including a full opus by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky.



  









In The Sandman comic book series, The Tempest is one of two plays that Shakespeare must create for the main character, Morpheus.

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Shakepeare's Globe, The Tempest Review

Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Tempest Review

In 2000, Shakespeare's Globe performed The Tempest and cast Vanessa Redgrave as Prospero. In this version of the play, Prospero was neither male or female but simply just an "authoritative figure."