The Tempest

11 March - 12 April

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

£83–£5 Info & Tickets

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The Tempest is ★★★★ ‘reinvented as a breath of fresh air’ (The Telegraph) by award-winning theatre maker Tim Crouch in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

In this ★★★★ ‘compelling reimagining’ (The Stage), four lost souls are stranded on an island with no hope of escape. As the years pass, they tell themselves a story. A story that is told over and over. A story that conjures other characters out of air, out of thin air.

Tim Crouch (I, Malvolio, Globe, An Oak Tree, Young Vic) directs this ★★★★ ‘refreshingly quirky take’ (Daily Mail) on Shakespeare’s tale, which is a ‘testament to the power of storytelling’ (WhatsOnStage).

‘When I waked, I cried to dream again.’

Act III, scene 2

DETAILS

TICKETS
Galleries (Seating) £83–£33*
*includes a £3 per order transaction fee

Standing £10, £5

This event is on-site in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Running time 2 hours 35 minutes, including a 20 minute interval

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Terms and conditions
All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and cannot be sat separately.

Photography: Marc Brenner

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★★★★

‘Intoxicatingly chaotic… as irresistible as it is quietly heartbreaking’

THE STAGE

★★★★

‘Very clever… a lot of fun’

TIME OUT

★★★★

‘Inventive… a breath of fresh air’

THE TELEGRAPH

★★★★

‘A refreshingly quirky take’

DAILY MAIL

‘A stroke of meta-theatrical genius’

WHATSONSTAGE

‘Fascinating and fresh’

STANDARD

‘A radical reimagining… bursting with a new liveness’

INDEPENDENT

Production photos by Marc Brenner

Three people stand side by side, each holding golden candlesticks. One of them wears a light blue football top with an England badge and beads around their neck. The other wears a pale striped dress. The third person wears a grey trench coat with military badges and tassels on it. The wall behind them is covered in various objects: books, gears, an angel wing, ropes and a model of a boat.

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A person wearing a dirty-coloured vest and black lace-up boots kneels on a wooden stage in front of a chess board. The back wall of the stage behind them is covered with various assorted objects: angel wings, wooden masks, fabrics, drawers.

A person sits on a stool in front of a wall covered in maps and assorted objects. They are wearing a trench coat with military badges and tassels on it. In their hands they hold a golden candlestick which illuminates the side of their face.

A person bends down to open the lid of a box. They are wearing a tweed jacket over a shirt and tie and have a red and blue silk scarf around their neck. Behind them, three people stand holding different objects in one hand and a golden candlestick in other.

Designing The Tempest

Designer Rachana Jadhav shares how she imagined the world of this innovative production.

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Tim Crouch and Sophie Steer in rehearsals for The Tempest. The camera is in focus on Tim but not Sophie. They are both seated in the rehearsal studios and Tim is looking at Sophie.

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Feature Trailer

Faizal Abdullah

Caliban

Colin Michael Carmichael

Sebastian

Tim Crouch

Prospero

Joshua Griffin

Ferdinand

Amanda Hadingue

Antonia

Tyrone Huggins

Gonzalo

Finn O’Riordain

Offstage Cover

Mercè Ribot

Trinculo

Patricia Rodriguez

Stephano

Sophie Steer

Miranda

Jo Stone-Fewings

Alonso

Naomi Wirthner

Ariel

Vocals

Emma Bonnici

Vocals

Victoria Couper

Associate Director

Justina Kehinde

Candlelight Designer

Anna Watson

Casting Director

Becky Paris CDG

Composer

Orlando Gough

Designer

Rachana Jadhav

Director

Tim Crouch

Voice & Text

Annemette Verspeak

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FAMILY EVENTS

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TOURS

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FOOD & DRINK

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MEMBERSHIP

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SHOP

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DISCOVER

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