Franz Ferdinand's Tempest puppet show

Franz Ferdinand and a Bavarian puppeteer are shaking up The Tempest in The Isle is Full of Noises. Maddy Costa reportsAs rehearsals for The Tempest go, the scene in London's Sausage Studios is a little peculiar. There's hardly room to move between the instruments – including 15 guitars, a bouzouki and a double bass – that line the walls. Shakespeare specifies that Prospero's island is "full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs", but there isn't much sweet airiness about the indie caterwaul bein...

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