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The Tempest

Closing: July 28, 2018

The Tempest - 2018 West End History , Info & More

“Oh, wonder!

How many goodly creatures are there here!

How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,

That has such people in it! ”

Shakespeare’s final solo play The Tempest is this year’s enchanting opening to Iris Theatre’s outdoor summer season.

A storm at sea - a ship is broken by the waves, and a king and his court are washed up on the shore of a mysterious island. The desolate isle appears uninhabited but, unseen in the shadows, a powerful magician plots his revenge.

The fate of all the shipwrecked souls now rests in his hands. Will he give in to his anger, or will his love for his daughter redeem them all?

Taking place across the gardens of St Paul’s Church in the heart of the West End, and inspired by the courtly royal masques of the 17th century and the designs of Inigo Jones, The Tempest is an evening of pomp and promenade, of magic and illusion.

Dress to impress; you’re invited to a party at the end of the world.

The Tempest stars Propeller and West End regular Tony Bell, and is directed by Iris Theatre’s artistic director Daniel Winder, following last year’s five-star production of Macbeth.

“We are such stuff

As dreams are made on, and our little life

Is rounded with a sleep.”

Iris is an award-winning theatre company, most celebrated for its annual summer season. In 2017, the company hosted a record breaking year at St Paul’s with Macbeth and Hansel & Gretel, the latter shortlisted for Best Production for Young People (8+) at the Offies, the award the company won the previous year for Treasure Island.


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The Tempest History

Other Productions of The Tempest

1910   Broadway
Broadway
1916   Broadway
Broadway
1945   Broadway
Broadway
1945   Broadway
Broadway
1974   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1981   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1989   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1991   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1995   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1995   Broadway
Broadway
2008   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
2011   West End Theatre Royal Haymarket Company Production
West End
2015   Off-Broadway Shakespeare in the Park Production
Off-Broadway
2018   West End Iris Theatre's production
West End
2019   Off-Broadway The Public Theater Mobile Unit Production
Off-Broadway
2024   West End
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2026   West End
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