Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.
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The Tempest Cast
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Character |
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Karl Johnson
He was 31, now 76 years old
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as Ariel, an airy spirit |
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Heathcote Williams
He was 37, 75 years old when he died
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as Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan |
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Neil Cunningham
He was 17, 53 years old when he died
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as Sebastian, his brother |
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Richard Warwick
He was 34, 52 years old when he died
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as Antonio, his brother |
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Peter Bull
He was 67, 72 years old when he died
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as Alonso, the King of Naples |
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Toyah Willcox
She was 21, now 66 years old
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as Miranda, his daughter |
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Helen Wellington-Lloyd
She was 25, now 70 years old
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as A Spirit |
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Jack Birkett
He was 45, 75 years old when he died
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as Caliban, a savage and deformed slave |
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Elisabeth Welch
She was 75, 99 years old when she died
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as A Goddess |
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Christopher Biggins
He was 30, now 76 years old
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as Stephano, a drunken mariner |
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Ken Campbell
He was 37, 66 years old when he died
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as Gonzalo, an honest councillor |
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David Meyer
He was 32, now 77 years old
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as Ferdinand, his son |
The Tempest Crew
