The Tempest

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By:
William Shakespeare

Adapted & directed by:
Sean Hagerty

Original Music by:
Joan Melton

  • Presented in four weekly episodes, The Tempest is an epic story of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic, weaving a timeless tale of revenge, redemption, and the power of forgiveness.  A masterpiece by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1611, The Tempest is believed to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone.

  • THE COMPANY

    Freddie Lee Bennett — Boatswain
    Mark Torres — Alonso
    Derek Wilson — Ferdinand
    Aria Shahghasemi — Sebastian
    Keith Hamilton Cobb — Antonio
    Andrew Sellon — Gonzalo
    Alice Marks — Miranda
    David Hargreaves — Prospero
    Maria-Christina Oliveras —  Ariel
    Jonathan Forbes — Caliban
    Thomas Aldridge — Trinculo
    Jamie Ballard — Stephano
    Rin Allen — Iris
    Zoe Himmel — Ceres

    Adapted and Directed by Sean Hagerty

    Sound Design by Dan Gerhard and Ellen Fitton, Sonic Designs
    Original Music by Joan Melton
    Music Production & Supervision by Justin Goldner
    Associate Producer — Sydney Steele
    Casting Director — Robin Carus

Sound Design by:
Dan Gerhard & Ellen Fitton of Sonic Designs

Preview

  • West End vets team up with Hollywood stalwarts... a production so atmospheric, vibrant, and understandable."

    —Times Square Chronicles

  • "An enchanting production for for both Shakespeare novices and seasoned admirers"

    —Broadway World

  • "Matching the very fine acting of the ensemble is the rich soundscape of Sonic Designs"

    —Broadway World

Spotlight on…

David Hargreaves is Prospero

David Hargreaves is a veteran of the English stage and screen having made his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Peter Hall and John Barton’s famous production, The Wars of the Roses in 1963-65. He then joined Olivier's newly formed National Theatre, appearing in Much Ado about Nothing, Mother Courage, The Crucible, Royal Hunt of the Sun, Love for Love, Othello, The Storm, A Flea in Her Ear and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. After an extensive career in theatre, television and radio, he returned to the RSC in 2004 to play Capulet in Romeo and Juliet in Peter Gill's production, and as Gloucester in Bill Alexander's production of King Lear opposite Corin Redgrave. Other credits include: The Taming of the Shrew, and The Cordelia Dream (RSC); On the Shore of the Wide World (The National), The Mysteries, and Henry V (Shakespeare's Globe); The Crucible, and King Lear (Bristol Old Vic); David’s extensive television and film credits include: Othello, Bugs, Merseybeat, This Country, Fleabag, Last Christmas, Youth, and more

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