The Tempest
A magic island, a stormy shipwreck and a royal mystery! Patrick Robinson is Prospero as Swashbuckle's Captain Captain helps William Shakespeare stage his play The Tempest.
A magical island, a stormy shipwreck and a royal mystery!
Following on from CBeebies A Midsummer Night's Dream, Steven Kynman is back as William Shakespeare, this time with backstage help from Swashbuckle's Captain Captain. Andy Day takes on the fantastical Shakespearean role of the island monster Caliban, while Justin Fletcher is the king's comical jester, Trinculo. With Patrick Robinson as Prospero and Annette Badland as his good friend Gonzala, CBeebies The Tempest brings together an amazing cast to perform one of Shakespeare's best-loved plays.
Set on an island not far from Italy, the play tells the story of Prospero, one-time Duke of Milan, who lives with his daughter Miranda, their monster servant Caliban and a magical, musical and mostly invisible sprite called Ariel. Having been sent away from Milan 12 years earlier by his own brother Sebastian and King Alonso, Prospero has spent his time on the island practising his magic, studying and plotting for a time when he can take revenge. That moment has arrived. All his enemies are aboard a ship sailing near the island and it is the perfect time for Prospero's plan.
Creating a magical storm with his sprite Ariel, Prospero causes a shipwreck, landing the king and his lords, ladies, butler and jester all over the island. Slowly Prospero weaves his magic to fulfil his plan, with Ariel carrying out many of his tasks, before eventually forgiving all those who did him wrong.
Filmed at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield, in front of a live invited audience, CBeebies The Tempest is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for families and preschoolers, with the most famous moments from Shakespeare's original text surrounded by magic, music and mischief.
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- Fri 30 Mar 2018 09:20
- Fri 30 Mar 2018 16:00
- Mon 2 Apr 2018 16:45
- Sun 22 Apr 2018 11:05
- Sun 7 Oct 2018 09:30
- Sun 7 Oct 2018 15:35
- Sat 29 Dec 2018 15:40
- Sat 27 Apr 2019 09:20
- Sat 9 Nov 2019 09:30
- New Year's Day 2020 09:00
- Sat 18 Jan 2020 14:55
- Sat 7 Mar 2020 15:10
- Sat 18 Apr 2020 09:20
- Sat 27 Jun 2020 09:30
- Sat 26 Sep 2020 09:25
- Thu 29 Oct 2020 08:45
- Sat 23 Jan 2021 09:30
- Sat 23 Jan 2021 16:50
- Sat 6 Mar 2021 09:25
- Sat 6 Mar 2021 16:45
- Sat 17 Apr 2021 09:25
- Sat 17 Apr 2021 16:45
- Sat 31 Jul 2021 09:40
- Mon 9 Aug 2021 12:00
- Sat 23 Oct 2021 09:40
- Sat 9 Apr 2022 09:35
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