The Tempest by Shakespeare (Stratford Festival)

Director: Des McAnuff

Set designer: Robert Brill
Costume designer: Paul Tazewell
Composer: Michael Roth
Choreographer: Nicola Pantin

Cast:

Christopher Plummer - Prospero, Milano hercege
Trish Lindström - Miranda, Prospero lánya
Juliana Soelistyo - Ariel
Dion Johnsotne - Caliban, szolga
Gareth Potter - Alonso király fia
Peter Hutt - Alonso, Nápoly királya
Timothy D. Stickney - Sebastien, Alonso király testvére
John Vickery - Antonio, Prospero testvére,  trónkövetelő
James Blendick - Gonzalo, öreg tanácsos
Robert Persichini  Adrian, nemes
David Collins - Francisco, nemes

Marooned on a distant island with his daughter Miranda, Prospero has spent twelve years perfecting his magic arts. Now, with the help of the spirit Ariel, he raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom. But what vengeance does he propose to take?

This culminating masterpiece of Shakespeare’s career pits the desire for revenge against the demands of love and asks if man is capable of creating a brave new world.

For the English booklet in pdf, please click here.