RSC Live: The Tempest

Overview

On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will. When a sail appears on the horizon, he reaches out across the ocean to the ship that carries the men who wronged him. Creating a vast magical storm he wrecks the ship and washes his enemies up on the shore. When they wake they find themselves lost on a fantastical island where nothing is as it seems.

Details

Cast

Simon Russell Beale

Prospero

Mark Quartley

Ariel

Joe Dixon

Caliban

Jenny Rainsford

Miranda

Daniel Easton

Ferdinand

James Tucker

Alonso

Tony Jayawardena

Stephano

Simon Trinder

Trinculo

Oscar Pearce

Antonio

Tom Turner

Sebastian

Oliver Towse

Adrian

Joseph Mydell

Gonzalo

Matthew McPherson

Francisco

Joe Shire

Master of the Ship / Spirit

Darren Raymond

Boatswain / Spirit

Caleb Frederick

Mariner / Spirit

Elly Condron

Iris / Spirit

Jennifer Witton

Juno

Samantha Hay

Ceres

Alison Arnopp

Spirit