RSC Live: The Tempest
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RSC Live: The Tempest

7.0 / 10 2017 2h 23mNR English
DramaFantasy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Prospero

Lead
Mark Quartley

Mark Quartley

Ariel

Joe Dixon

Joe Dixon

Caliban

Jenny Rainsford

Jenny Rainsford

Miranda

DE

Daniel Easton

Ferdinand

James Tucker

James Tucker

Alonso

Tony Jayawardena

Tony Jayawardena

Stephano

Simon Trinder

Simon Trinder

Trinculo

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gregory Doran's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. RSC Live: The Tempest is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker