'The Tempest' - August 6th and 7th 2005

'The Tempest' by William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare's tale of Prospero's Island is inherently theatrical, unfolding in a series of spectacles that involve exotic, supra-human, and sometimes invisible characters that the audience can see but other characters cannot. The play was composed by Shakespeare as a multi-sensory theater experience, with sound, and especially music, used to complement the sights of the play, and all of it interwoven by the author with lyrical textual passages that overflow with exotic images, trifling sounds, and a palpable lushness. Our thanks go out to Centre Stage Theatre School for their support.

Dates : 6th and 7th August 2005 at 2:30pm and 7:00pm both days at Grays park as part of the Thurrock festival. Presented by Thurrock courts players. Director - John White.

Cast listing can be seen below.

Alonso - Ian Horne Sebastian - Kevin Lehane Prospero - Vic Gray

Antonio - Mike Parrott Ferdinand - Jonathan Michell Gonzalo - Ali jehangir

Caliban - John Scowen Trinculo - Matt Burgess Stephano - Luke Coldham

Boatswain - David Blackwell Miranda - Charlotte Heapy Ariel - Jenilee Rawlins

Iris - Madeleine Emmerson Ceres - Carole Holland Juno - Jayne Jones

'Godesses' - Jill Snelling, Madeleine Emmerson, Brenda Sansom, Carole Holland

Adrian - Mark Smith Francisco - Dave Blackwell Master - Mark Smith