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“We are such stuff
as dreams are made on ...”
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
Newcastle People’s Theatre
Tuesday
7th to Saturday 11th March
2017
Marooned on a remote island, Prospero, the usurped
Duke of Milan, lives with his daughter Miranda and their two servants: the
flighty spirit Ariel, and Caliban, the downtrodden witch-spawned drudge.
Prospero uses his magic powers to conjure up a
storm, shipwrecking his wicked brother and his court on the island, placing
them at his mercy. But Shakespeare’s classic is no simple tale of revenge. The
political intrigue and sibling rivalry at the heart of the tale are
counterpointed by one of Jacobean theatre’s greatest evocations of love at
first sight.
Romance and reconciliation win the day, with much
roistering high-jinks, melodramatic sorcery, and knockabout comic interludes
along the way.
“Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises; Sounds
and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.”
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Tony
Childs as Prospero
Photo:
Paula Smart
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The Tempest is famously the most musical of the
Bard’s dramas, with haunting songs and an enchanted masque. The director, Anna Dobson, is no stranger to extravaganza,
having produced our very successful Pantos in recent years. Her take on
Shakespeare’s late masterpiece is of course much more subtle, but no less
engaging, so look out for some weird and wonderful spectacle!
Tickets:
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Photo:
Paula Smart
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The
Tempest comes to The People’s Theatre, Stephenson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5QF on Tuesday 7th to Saturday 11th
March 2017 at 7:30pm
Tickets cost: £13.50 (Concessions £11) and can be
obtained from the box office on 0191 265 5020 or from the website: www.peoplestheatre.co.uk
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