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The Tempest

"“We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”"

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.

Top Cast

  • Heathcote Williams

    Heathcote Williams

    Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan

  • Toyah Willcox

    Toyah Willcox

    Miranda, his daughter

  • Karl Johnson

    Karl Johnson

    Ariel, an airy spirit

  • Jack Birkett

    Jack Birkett

    Caliban, a savage and deformed slave

  • Peter Bull

    Peter Bull

    Alonso, the King of Naples

  • David Meyer

    David Meyer

    Ferdinand, his son

  • Neil Cunningham

    Neil Cunningham

    Sebastian, his brother

  • Richard Warwick

    Richard Warwick

    Antonio, his brother

  • Christopher Biggins

    Christopher Biggins

    Stephano, a drunken mariner

Overview

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.

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