PROSPERO’S FAREWELL

On the 400^th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth in 1964, I had three small parts in Olivier’s Othello at the National Theatre.

On this 400^th anniversary of the Bard’s death, I thought it might be appropriate to speak Prospero’s final speech, his farewell to his magic, which some have thought was Shakespeare’s farewell to the theatre.

Two new films will soon follow.