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Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, is ousted by Antonio, his scheming younger brother,and turned adrift at sea with his three-year-old daughter, Miranda. Eventually they cast ashore on an island, the sole mortal inhabitant of which is Caliban, the son of Scyorax, a North African witch who had been banished to the island years earlier, but who had died before Prospero's arrival. The island is also inhabited by spirits, whom Prospero commands with his magic, the chief of whom is Ariel.
 
Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, is ousted by Antonio, his scheming younger brother,and turned adrift at sea with his three-year-old daughter, Miranda. Eventually they cast ashore on an island, the sole mortal inhabitant of which is Caliban, the son of Scyorax, a North African witch who had been banished to the island years earlier, but who had died before Prospero's arrival. The island is also inhabited by spirits, whom Prospero commands with his magic, the chief of whom is Ariel.
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The play begins twelve years after Prospero's exile. A ship carrying Antonio, Alonso, the King of Naples, together with Alonso's brother and son, Sebastian and Ferdinand, sails past Prospero's island on its way from Tunis in North Africa to Naples. Prospero raises a storm - the tempest of the title - and wrecks their ship. The passengers are all saved, but Ferdinand is washed ashore in a different part of the island from his companions, and so believes himself to be the sole survivor, while they in turn believe him to be dead...
 
The play begins twelve years after Prospero's exile. A ship carrying Antonio, Alonso, the King of Naples, together with Alonso's brother and son, Sebastian and Ferdinand, sails past Prospero's island on its way from Tunis in North Africa to Naples. Prospero raises a storm - the tempest of the title - and wrecks their ship. The passengers are all saved, but Ferdinand is washed ashore in a different part of the island from his companions, and so believes himself to be the sole survivor, while they in turn believe him to be dead...
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== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
*Prospero - [[Actor 1]]
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*Ariel (Fire) - [[Truman Wright]]
*Ferdinand - [[Actor 2]]
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*Ariel (Water) - [[George Mulcahy]]
*Sebastian - [[Actor 3]]
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*Ariel (Air) - [[Luke Wholey-Jones]] and [[Arthur Hannah]]
*Antonio - [[Actor 4]]  
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*Prospero - [[Matthew Bartlett]]
*Gonzalo - [[Actor 5]]  
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*The Boatswain - [[Norman Peachman]]
*Stephano - [[Actor 6]]  
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*Francisco - [[Paul Fortune]]
*Trinculo  - [[Actor 7]]
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*Miranda - [[Joanna Molloy]]
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*Caliban - [[Peter Fortune]]
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*Ferdinand - [[Simon Holland]]
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*Sebastian - [[Nick Mansley]]
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*Antonio - [[Joe StJohanser]]  
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*Gonzalo - [[Alan Jarvis]]  
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*Stephano - [[Simon Gleisner]]  
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*Trinculo  - [[Alan Buckman]]
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*Crabbe The Dog  - [[Crabbe The Dog]]
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*Juliano - [[Charles Storer]]
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*Goddess - [[Helen Chadney]]
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*Goddess - [[Anna York]]
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*Goddess - [[Jenny Gammon]]
  
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Children's chorus:
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*Romeo - [[Roisin McLaighlin-Dowd]]
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*Juliet - [[Kadian Simpson]]
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*Puck - [[Joe Pettit]]
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*Hamlet - [[David Clark]]
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*Macbeth - [[Donal Emmerson]]
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*Bottom - [[Matteo Patmore]]
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*Mechanicals - [[Rafeaella Patmore]], [[Matilda Hunt]], [[Jacob Wise]], [[Ella Palmer]]
  
 
== Crew ==
 
== Crew ==
  
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*Director - [[Stuart Draper]]
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*PA - [[Dee Fancett]]
 
*Set Design - [[Mark Bullock]]
 
*Set Design - [[Mark Bullock]]
 
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*Lighting Design - [[Stuart Draper]]
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*Props - [[Alan Buckman]]
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*Puppet Design and Construction - [[Alan Buckman]], [[Val Williams]]
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*Sound Design - [[Christopher Vian-Smith]]
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*Lighting Operator - [[Phil Gammon]]
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*Sound Operator - [[Peter Medd]]
  
 
== Reviews ==
 
== Reviews ==
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"This great big gaudy dizzy shouting painted sailor's whore of a production."
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 16:14, 26 July 2007

Poster by Stuart Draper

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Stuart Draper

Performances: 2nd - 6th December 2002, Bell Theatre


Introduction

Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, is ousted by Antonio, his scheming younger brother,and turned adrift at sea with his three-year-old daughter, Miranda. Eventually they cast ashore on an island, the sole mortal inhabitant of which is Caliban, the son of Scyorax, a North African witch who had been banished to the island years earlier, but who had died before Prospero's arrival. The island is also inhabited by spirits, whom Prospero commands with his magic, the chief of whom is Ariel.

Tempestboyz.jpg

The play begins twelve years after Prospero's exile. A ship carrying Antonio, Alonso, the King of Naples, together with Alonso's brother and son, Sebastian and Ferdinand, sails past Prospero's island on its way from Tunis in North Africa to Naples. Prospero raises a storm - the tempest of the title - and wrecks their ship. The passengers are all saved, but Ferdinand is washed ashore in a different part of the island from his companions, and so believes himself to be the sole survivor, while they in turn believe him to be dead...


Cast

Children's chorus:

Crew

Reviews

"This great big gaudy dizzy shouting painted sailor's whore of a production."

Gallery

Photo thumbnails go here with links to larger images.

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

See Also

External Links