'The magic in The Tempest is real ... It contains a great many
unanswered questions' Margaret Atwood
A storm rages. Prospero and his daughter watch from their desert island
as a ship carrying the royal family is wrecked. Miraculously, all on
board survive. Plotting, mistaken identities, bewitching love and
enchantment follow as the travellers explore this mysterious place of
spirits and monsters, and discover that all is not as it seems.
Shakespeare's late, great play is a work filled with marvels, music and
strangeness, fully exploiting the power of language and the magic of
theatre.
Used and Recommended by the National Theatre
General Editor Stanley Wells
Edited with an Introduction by Martin Butler