Seven New 'The Tempest' Reviews
Source: British Theatre Guide
'At the same time, Stephen Warbeck's gentle music is littered with ethereal songs to enhance the enchantment engendered by Colin Morgan as a simian, gymnastic Ariel, who has a sweet, sing-song voice and wears a hair shirt like that eagle, which he briefly fronts.'
Source: What's Peen Seen
'We discover that Prospero's captive spirit, Ariel (Colin Morgan), brought about the tempest on Prospero's orders. No stranger to magical characters, Morgan portrayed Merlin in the BBC series. He captures the ethereal stillness along with the physical agility needed for this part, nimbly swinging from the set and appearing in random places with such unnatural stillness that the audience takes time to notice his presence.'
Source: Mark Ronan
'Gentle music by Stephen Warbeck for a spirit world in which the sprightly figure of Ariel was gracefully portrayed by Colin Morgan. His ability to move by swinging like a monkey, and his appearance as a harpy, were extraordinary.'
Source: Financial Times
'With Colin Morgan's enigmatic, sorrowful Ariel climbing athletically round the set and sound effects rolling round the auditorium to ensure that the aisles, as well as the isle, are full of noises, this is a production that revels, like Prospero, in the revels.'
Source: West End Wilma
'Drifting through proceedings all the while is this ethereal presence of the spirit Ariel, beautifully played by Colin Morgan who performs with a graceful agility and a suitably enigmatic demeanour.'
Source: Exeunt Magazine
'Prospero's other minion, Ariel, is dressed and is played by Colin Morgan like some sort of exotic flightless bird. A little dim and peacock-like, Morgan's Ariel perfectly captures the male-female duality that the part is famous for, and when he bounds onto the stage towards the end of the play as an 8ft mythic eagle, the transformation is startling and impressive.'
Source: Guardian
'Colin Morgan from Merlin is Ariel, bringing his smooth magic to the South Bank. Limber, honey-voiced, swinging from a lintel, he is eerily still as he comes to his master's side in a white feathered costume.'
'At the same time, Stephen Warbeck's gentle music is littered with ethereal songs to enhance the enchantment engendered by Colin Morgan as a simian, gymnastic Ariel, who has a sweet, sing-song voice and wears a hair shirt like that eagle, which he briefly fronts.'
Source: What's Peen Seen
'We discover that Prospero's captive spirit, Ariel (Colin Morgan), brought about the tempest on Prospero's orders. No stranger to magical characters, Morgan portrayed Merlin in the BBC series. He captures the ethereal stillness along with the physical agility needed for this part, nimbly swinging from the set and appearing in random places with such unnatural stillness that the audience takes time to notice his presence.'
Source: Mark Ronan
'Gentle music by Stephen Warbeck for a spirit world in which the sprightly figure of Ariel was gracefully portrayed by Colin Morgan. His ability to move by swinging like a monkey, and his appearance as a harpy, were extraordinary.'
Source: Financial Times
'With Colin Morgan's enigmatic, sorrowful Ariel climbing athletically round the set and sound effects rolling round the auditorium to ensure that the aisles, as well as the isle, are full of noises, this is a production that revels, like Prospero, in the revels.'
Source: West End Wilma
'Drifting through proceedings all the while is this ethereal presence of the spirit Ariel, beautifully played by Colin Morgan who performs with a graceful agility and a suitably enigmatic demeanour.'
Source: Exeunt Magazine
'Prospero's other minion, Ariel, is dressed and is played by Colin Morgan like some sort of exotic flightless bird. A little dim and peacock-like, Morgan's Ariel perfectly captures the male-female duality that the part is famous for, and when he bounds onto the stage towards the end of the play as an 8ft mythic eagle, the transformation is startling and impressive.'
Source: Guardian
'Colin Morgan from Merlin is Ariel, bringing his smooth magic to the South Bank. Limber, honey-voiced, swinging from a lintel, he is eerily still as he comes to his master's side in a white feathered costume.'