William Shakespeare
Characters
Prospero, the main character. The overthrown
Plot
Alonso, the king of Naples, is returning from his
History of performance
A record exists of a performance ofThe Tempeston 1
November 1611.
Adaptations of the play, not Shakespeare's original,
dominated the performance history ofThe Tempest until
the mid-19th century.
The Tempestwas performed at theGlobe Theatrein 2000
withVanessa Redgraveas Prospero
The Cirque du Soleil touring productionAmalunais inspired
byThe Tempest.
By the end of 2005,BBC Radio had aired 21 productions
ofThe Tempest, more than any other play by Shakespeare.
Music
Shakespeare play.
At least forty-sixoperasorsemi-operasbased
onThe Tempestexist.
On screen
The Tempestfirst appeared on the screen in
1905.
In 1908, Percy Stowe directed
aTempestrunning a little over ten minutes,
which is now a part of theBritish Film
Institute's compilationSilent Shakespeare.
TheStratford Shakespeare Festivalof Canada
presented a version in 2010 in
whichChristopher Plummerplayed Prospero.
The anime and manga seriesBlast of
Tempestwas heavily influenced byThe
TempestandHamlet.