The Tempest is a play by English playwright William Shakespeare. It was first performed in 1611. Prospero is the central character of the play. He is a powerful magician who was once the Duke of ...

The romantic comedy is performed in English and Spanish with supertitles incorporated into the set design, says artistic ...

Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who lives in exile on a remote island as a sorcerer, uses his powers to shipwreck his usurper brother on the island.

Sigourney Weaver will make her West End debut as Prospero in a new production of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest while Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will star in Much Ado About Nothing.

Various plots against the main characters fail thanks to the magic of Prospero. The play ends with all the plotters repenting the Tempest is calmed.

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Details of Shakespeare programming on BBC Radio for the Cultural Olympiad. BBC Radio 3 presents a new radio production of The Tempest which will focus on the soundscape of Prospero’s island.

The Tempest, Shakespeare’s final masterpiece, is a captivating tale of magic, love, family, and forgiveness. Exiled from their kingdom, Prospero and daughter Miranda have survived on an ...