Gregory Doran 2016 Production

The Tempest was performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon as part of the winter 2016-17 season before moving to the Barbican Theatre in London. It was created in collaboration with Intel and in association with The Imaginarium Studios.

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero in The Tempest 

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Mark Quartley as Ariel and Simon Russell Beale as Prospero in The Tempest 

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Production shot of The Tempest 

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Mark Quartley as Ariel in The Tempest 

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Mark Quartley as Ariel and Simon Russell Beale as Prospero in The Tempest 

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The Company in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero and Mark Quartely (background) as Ariel in The Tempest 

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Mark Quartely as Ariel in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero in The Tempest 

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Jenny Rainsford as Miranda, Simon Russell Beale as Prospero, and Daniel Easton as Ferdinand in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero and Mark Quartely as Ariel in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero in The Tempest 

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The Company in The Tempest 

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Tom Turner as Sebastian (left) and Jonathan Broadbent as Antonio in The Tempest 

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Mark Quartely as Ariel in The Tempest 

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The Company in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero and Jonathan Broadbent as Antonio in The Tempest 

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Jenny Rainsford as Miranda in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero and Jenny Rainsford as Miranda in The Tempest 

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Jenny Rainsford as Miranda in The Tempest 

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Jenny Rainsford as Miranda in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero in The Tempest 

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Jenny Rainsford as Miranda, Simon Russell Beale as Prospero and Joe Dixon as Caliban in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero and Jenny Rainsford as Miranda in The Tempest 

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Mark Quartley as Ariel in The Tempest 

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Simon Russell Beale as Prospero in The Tempest 

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Launch Gallery

The Cast of The Tempest:

Jonathan Broadbent - Antonio
Joe Dixon - Caliban
Daniel Easton - Ferdinand
Caleb Frederick - Spirit
James Hayes - Stephano
Matthew McPherson - Francisco
Joseph Mydell - Gonzalo
Mark Quartley - Ariel
Darren Raymond - Boatswain
Simon Russell Beale - Prospero
Joe Shire - Master of the Ship
Oliver Towse - Adrian
Simon Trinder - Trinculo
James Tucker - Alonso
Tom Turner - Sebastian
Alison Arnopp - Spirit
Laura Cairns - Spirit
Elly Condron - Iris
Sarah Kameela Impey - Spirit
Jenny Rainsford - Miranda

Creatives:

Direction - Gregory Doran 
Production Design - Stephen Brimson Lewis 
Digital Character Creation - The Imaginarium Studios 
Video - Finn Ross 
Lighting - Simon Spencer 
Music - Paul Englishby 
Sound - Jeremy Dunn and Andrew Franks 
Movement - Lucy Cullingford

What the audience thought:

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Video: Designing the Tempest

Designer Stephen Brimson Lewis explains the process of designing the set for this hugely ambitious show.

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Video: Creating The Tempest

"Only limited by our imaginations" - how we worked with Intel to build Shakespeare's vision

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Act 1, Scene 2

Watch a scene from The Tempest, with Ariel created through motion capture technology

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What makes arts and technology partnerships work?

Read 'Space to Play', our report into arts and technology partnerships, drawing on our work with Intel and The Imaginarium Studio on The Tempest.

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