Tempest, The

Synopsis
Video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1988 production of The Tempest. Directed by Nicholas Hytner with John Wood as Prospero. Masques staged by Martin Duncan.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
9 Jan 1989
Duration
144 mins

Credits

Director
Nicholas Hytner
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Jeremy Sams
Production Design
David Fielding
Cast
John WoodProspero
Duncan BellAriel
John KaneCaliban
James PurefoyFerdinand
Alfred BurkeGonzalo
Campbell MorrisonStephano
Cate HamerCeres
Colin McCormackSebastian
Desmond BarritTrinculo
Hannah LangleySpirit
Heather OsborneSpirit/Mariner
Jemma HicksSpirit
Joanna Roth 
Julia LintottJuno
Ken ShorterSpirit/Mariner
Ken ShorterBoatswain
Melanie ThawMaster of the Ship
Miller. PatrickSpirit/Mariner
Nicholas SelbyAlonso
Paul HargreavesSpirit/Mariner
Peter LennonMaster of the Ship
Peter LennonSpirit/Mariner
Richard Haddon HainesAntonio
Sarah HamiltonSpirit
Sharon BuchananSpirit
Sian LewisSpirit
Stephanie HallworthSpirit
Stephen GordonSpirit/Mariner
Stephen JacobsAdrian
Stephen JacobsSpirit/Mariner
Vivienne RochesterIris

Additional Details

Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Theatre company
Royal Shakespeare Company
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
No period
Plays
Tempest, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Shakespeare at the RSC: The Tempest

Notes

History
Press night 27 July 1988
Stills
Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Reviews
Lindley, David. The Tempest (London: Arden Shakespeare, 2003).
[Studies post-World War II Royal Shakespeare Company productions of TheTempest by focusing on Prospero and the other main characters in relation to him, the staging of the spectacular, and the music].

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web
https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email
collections@shakespeare.org.uk
Web
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
Address
Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Tempest, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66356 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)