The Tempest

Shakespeare’s beautiful story of magic, love, betrayal and forgiveness claims the stage once more, this time directed by the legendary Jamie Lloyd company. So what occurs? There’s a ship caught in a violent tempest, and it’s starting to sink. The magician Prospero tells Miranda he made the storm happen. Ferdinand falls in love with Miranda. Antonio and Sebastian hatch a plot to kill Alonso, King of Naples. The ship’s jester and butler get Caliban drunk. Caliban thinks they should kill Prospero but the magician’s spells terrify Alonso and the plot fails. Does Prospero forgive them?

Expect a brilliant cast of familiar faces from the stage, movies and TV including Hollywood legend Signourney Weaver herself, who terrified us in the Alien films and delighted audiences in Avatar, Gorillas In The Mist and The Ice Storm. She plays Prospero, joined by Jude Akuwudike (Kyoto, A Mirror) as Alonso, Jason Barnett (The Seagull, Hot Wing King) as Stephano, Selina Cadell (A Monster Calls, The Dresser) as Gonzalo, Mathew Horne (The Lover / The Collection, Gavin & Stacey) as Trinculo, and Mara Huf (The Effect, Childminder) as Miranda. Forbes Masson plays Caliban and Mason Alexander Park is Ariel. James Phoon plays Ferdinand, Oliver Ryan is Sebastian. Tim Steed plays Antonio. Not to be missed!