Presented in The Victoria Room

Our highly popular series of lunchtime lectures on great works of literature are brought to you by Dr Jane Mackay.  A graduate of three universities, Jane’s obvious love for her subject, penetrating insight, wit, warmth and humanity continue to enthral.

'The Tempest' by William Shakespeare
The Bard's last fully completed play and the most esoteric, the word 'tempest' was the term for the chemical reaction of elements in a crucible. In this play the crucible is an island and the elements are humans. Come and meet Prospero and his daughter, and those who exiled them, as Shakespeare re-arranges the human elements to restore right order.

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