The Tempest, Act I, Scene II, Caliban, by Hervé Goffings #TheOtherSolos

THE OTHER SOLOS are a series of Shakespeare monologues that deal with issues of identity, migration, power and exile, performed by actors whose mother tongue is not English. This project was developed in response to recent world events and the increasing sentiment against migration in the media and Western society. The Tempest, ACT I, SCENE II Caliban, whose island has been occupied by Prospero, Duke of Milan, addresses his deceitful captor. By Hervé Goffings, France. This island’s mine, by Sycorax my mother, Which thou takest from me. When thou camest first, Thou strok’st me and made much of me, wouldst give me Water with berries in ’t, and teach me how To name the bigger light, and how the less, That burn by day and night. And then I loved thee And showed thee all the qualities o' th' isle, The fresh springs, brine pits, barren place and fertile. Cursed be I that did so! All the charms Of Sycorax, toads, beetles, bats, light on you! For I am all the subjects that you have, Which first was mine own king. And here you sty me In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me The rest o' th' island. The Team Paula Rodriguez, Producer and Director Dominik Webb, Filmmaker Patricia Rodriguez, Producer Ben Naylor, Text coach Carmen Marrero, Music The Cast Lise Aagaard Liraz Chamami Hervé Goffings Paul Mauch Konstantinos Kavakiotis Paula Rodríguez