Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Arifa Akbar

The Tempest Re-imagined for Everyone Aged Six and Over review – revels just beginning

(From left) Finlay McGuigan, Alice Keedwell, Juliet Agnes, Daisy Prosper and Mark Theodore in The Tempest Re-imagined for Everyone Aged Six and Over.
Enchanting … (from left) Finlay McGuigan, Alice Keedwell, Juliet Agnes, Daisy Prosper and Mark Theodore in The Tempest Re-imagined for Everyone Aged Six and Over. Photograph: Marc Brenner

Shakespeare’s enchanted isle is an environmentally friendly haven surrounded by recycled detritus in this child-friendly reimagining – even if Prospero (Mark Theodore) subjects islanders to generating the eco-powered energy needed to keep it running.

Prospero’s magic is conjured by the help of an iPad while the island’s captured creatures, Ariel (Juliet Agnes) and Caliban (Ashley D Gayle), wear luminous tubes around their bodies that contract whenever they disobey their imperial master.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.