![]() ![]() Years before, he was a maestro theatre director at the top of his game, but he was usurped from that role by his cunning business partner, Tony. We then begin to learn about Felix’s backstory: how he came to be where he is why he is doing what he’s doing. The play is William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and this man is both director and playing the lead role of Prospero. A play in a prison, with inmates for actors. Rehearsals for a play that he is directing. He is preparing himself for the rehearsals that day. ![]() The story then jumps back in time to show us a middle-aged, slightly shabby man, standing before the bathroom mirror and putting in his false teeth. The novel begins with a description of a 2017 theatrical performance of ‘The Tempest’, which is abruptly interrupted during the chaotic opening shipwreck scene by gunshots, in what seems to be some sort of siege where the audience have been taken hostage. ![]()
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