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Tempest in the stalls as baby disrupts Kenneth Branagh RSC performance
Audience members said baby’s cooing and gurgling ruined Branagh’s return to the RSC after 30 years, with some seeking refunds Boatswain! The opening scene of Shakespeare’s seminal play The Tempest, in which Prospero conjures up a violent storm to shipwreck his treacherous brother, is enough to wake up anyone – let alone a baby. Audience members at a matinee performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production, starring Kenneth Branagh as Prospero , complained after a baby gurgled and cooed…
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