“William Hutt, 85, made his farewell appearance at the Stratford Festival [Friday] night, playing Prospero in The Tempest with such passion and commitment that it’s almost as if he wanted to leave a final mark that would never be forgotten on the stage he had trod for so many years. This wasn’t the tentative farewell of an old trouper heading off reluctantly to pasture or the feeble adieu of a once potent warrior. No, Hutt served notice to us all that he was leaving because, like every man, he had the right to choose his moment. His had finally arrived and he wanted it to be a memorable one.”