The Tempest

The Tempest
By William Shakespeare, Directed by Kath YatesRevenge, romance, magic, storms, shipwrecks, supernatural creatures, plotting, raucous comedy and pathos who said Shakespeare was boring?Prospero, banished from Naples by his usurping brother who is now Duke of Milan, rules his island home accompanied by his servant Caliban, who himself harbours a grievance in his heart, his supernatural sprite Ariel and his young daughter Miranda.As the play begins Prospero, using his magical powers, has seen the King of Naples and his own treacherous brother, accompanied by many nobles are sailing past on the way back from a wedding. He conjures up a storm The Tempest to wreck the boat and get them in his power now his revenge can begin.