Miranda (Mariah Gale) challenges her father Prospero (Patrick Stewart) and he reveals more about her background.
Stephano (Joseph Alessi) encounters Trinculo (Craig Gazey) sheltering from the storm with Caliban (John Light).
Explore Rupert Goold's 2006 RSC production set in the Arctic from the storm and shipwreck to the wedding masque and the final resolution.
View set designer Giles Cadle's model box and sketches by costume designer Nicky Gillibrand.
Steve, the assistant director, discusses interpretive choices made in this production including magic, music and the unusual setting.
Activities for teaching Much Ado, based on RSC rehearsal room practice. (You need PDF reader software.)
One of Shakespeare's final works, The Tempest is a magical tale of power and isolation set on an island. Find out more about the play and the RSC's 2006 production.
Explore how directors and designers have interpreted The Tempest in past productions by playing this matching game.
