The Tempest

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This winter, award-winning theatre maker Tim Crouch brings his unique, theatrical approach to Shakespeare’s The Tempest in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel. Four lost souls stranded on this 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 of past wrongs. A story of desire and revenge. A story of a storm that will rescue and redeem them. A story that conjures other characters out of air, out of thin air. An imagined enchantment.

But will salvation ever really come?

Tim Crouch (I, Malvolio, Globe, An Oak Tree, Young Vic) directs Shakespeare’s tale of power, freedom and the magic of story.

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

Act III, scene 2

DETAILS

TICKETS
Galleries (Seating) £80 – £30
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
A £2.50 transaction fee per order applies online and over the telephone. All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and cannot be sat separately.

Photography: Rich Lakos
Art Direction: Alexandria Vernon

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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. View 17 images
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.
Two people stand in front of a blue and golden wall, covered in assorted objects. One of them wears a yellow raincoat and dark trousers, the other wears a button up white pinstripe shirt and baggy khaki trousers.
Two people stand on either side of another person who is kneeling or seated. The people standing are holding different objects which they each look at. One is a gold jug shape which has been weathered by the sea and one is a tall wire frame with a candle inside. The person kneeling looks up behind the camera.
Five people dance on stage under bright multi-coloured lights. One person stands slightly above on the right and watches them. Four stools are on the floor around them.
A person stands holding a golden candlestick and pointing towards the camera. They are wearing a grey trench coat with military badges and tassels on it. The wall behind them is covered in various objects: books, gears and a model of a boat.
A person sits facing away from the camera and looking into a dirty mirror, through which their face can be seen. The rest of the image around their face is blurred but shows that they wear a light blue football shirt with a name and number on the back.
A person stands holding a golden candlestick. They wear an elaborate costume, with an embroidered cap, a sash and a cloak. Another person stands behind them, holding the same candlestick.
A person stands in front of the stage holding their chest and looking up. They are wearing a navy striped shirt and a Shakespeare's Globe volunteer lanyard. Behind them, the image is slightly blurred but two people are on stage. One is sitting down and holding a candle in a lantern. The other is standing and holding a candlestick forward.
A person is sitting down. They are wearing a pale floral dress which has a detailed piece of material wrapped around it. The material is adorned with various trinkets and strips of patterned fabric. The wall behind them is covered in maps and various objects: ropes, wheels and an angel wing. In the foreground of the image, there is a candle out of focus.
A person in dark clothing kneels on stage. They wear a radio around their ear. They face another person who stands and points down at them. The person standing wears dirty black ankle boots and a long grey coat. Behind them, one person sits and one person stands. The back wall of the stage behind them is covered with various assorted objects: angel wings, wooden masks, fabrics, drawers.
One person holds an old polaroid camera and poses whilst taking a picture of themselves. The person beside them looks on, holding a candlestick. The wall behind them is covered in different objects: maps, tins an angel wing and a model of a boat.
One person is seated, knitting a dark grey scarf. Another person crouches behind them and has their arms around their shoulders, holding the knitting needles together. Out of focus, various objects are on the wall behind them: a sculpture of a face, an angel wing, cogs and rope.
A person stands clasping their hands together. They wear a dark tweed jacket and a colourful silk scarf around their neck. Behind them on a blue wall, a model boat sits at the centre of a gold circle. Above this, there is a shelf filled with papers.
A person sits in the gallery at the side of the stage with their face resting in their palm. They look at the objects on the stage: a pine cone and an animal skull. They are wearing a suit and tie.

Rehearsal photos by Marc Brenner

Sophie Steer and Faizal Abdullah in rehearsals for The Tempest. Sophie is holding a script and has her mouth open wide, whilst Faizal is laughing beside her. View 15 images
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. Naomi Wirthner in rehearsals for The Tempest. She is holding large wooden knitting needles that are knitting a dark green woollen item. Mercè Ribot and Patricia Rodriguez in rehearsals for The Tempest. They are wearing backpacks and leaning on one another. In the background, Sophie Steer is watching and smiling.
Amanda Hadingue, Jo-Stone Fewings and Justina Kehinde in rehearsals for The Tempest. Amanda and Justina are seated on either side of Jo, who is standing and leaning forward on a wooden panel. He is holding an orange book.
Tyrone Huggins in rehearsals for The Tempest. He is holding papers and looking beyond the camera.
Colin Michael Carmichael in rehearsals for The Tempest. He is wearing a red crochet hat with a pink flower on it and laughing.
Naomi Wirthner holding and pointing to a book in rehearsals for The Tempest.
Patricia Rodriguez and Merce Ribot in rehearsals for The Tempest. They are leanding on a wooden panel and looking across the room at someone.
Sophie Steer holding up a rusted metallic Effigy in rehearsals for The Tempest.
Faizal Abdullah in rehearsals for The Tempest. He is standing in front of a wooden panel with a boat cut out of it. He is holding his script and looking up at the panel.
Joshua Griffin and Sophie Steer in rehearsals for The Tempest. They embrace but Joshua holds a finger to his lips.
Tyrone Huggins and Faizal Abdullah sitting down in rehearsals for The Tempest.
Amanda Hadingue in rehearsals for The Tempest. She is seated in the rehearsal studios and looking across the room beside the camera.
Justina Kehinde (Associate Director) watching rehearsals in the rehearsal studios.

Rehearsal Trailer

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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CAST & CREATIVES

Faizal Abdullah wearing a black t-shirt and looking directly at the camera.
Faizal Abdullah

Caliban
Colin Michael Carmichael wearing a grey suit jacket over a cream jumper and looking directly at the camera.
Colin Michael Carmichael

Sebastian
Black and white image of Tim Crouch wearing a dark shirt and looking sideways towards the camera.
Tim Crouch

Prospero
Joshua Griffin wearing a grey shirt over a white t-shirt and looking directly at the camera.
Joshua Griffin

Ferdinand
Amanda Hadingue wearing a black blouse and looking directly at the camera.
Amanda Hadingue

Antonia
Tyrone Huggins wearing a red shirt and looking directly at the camera.
Tyrone Huggins

Gonzalo
Finn O'Riordain looking directly at the camera.
Finn O’Riordain

Offstage Cover
Mercè Ribot wearing a white jumper and smiling directly at the camera.
Mercè Ribot

Trinculo
Patricia Rodriguez wearing a black turtle neck and smiling directly at the camera in front of dark background.
Patricia Rodriguez

Stephano
Sophie Steer wearing a red tracksuit and looking directly at the camera.
Sophie Steer

Miranda
This is a headshot of Jo Stone-Fewings looking directly to camera.
Jo Stone-Fewings

Alonso
Naomi Wirthner looking directly at the camera. Naomi is wearing a patterned shirt, necklaces, and a pink cloth headband.
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 and Text Consultant

Annemette Verspeak

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