by William Shakespeare
with Paul Scofield as Prospero

'The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance.'
The scene: a ship at sea, then an enchanted island.

Produced and directed by Ian Cotterell in collaboration with David Cain, who composed and conducted the music, and Adrian Revill, who recorded and edited the programme.
A Transcription Services Recording
(Stereo & Quad)

'A stimulating aural feast,' wrote Anthony Curtis in the Financial Times when he reviewed a quad playback of The Tempest, the first Shakespeare play to be recorded in quad.
'The general impression was of theatre-in-the-round, but instead of sitting somewhere on the perimeter one felt oneself to be at the centre of the stage with the actors moving round one.'
(Repeat)