Sarah Kameela Impey and Oliver Towse in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest. Sarah Kameela Impey sits behind Oliver Towse and talks to him

Sarah Kameela Impey and Oliver Towse in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

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Alison Arnopp in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest sitting on the floor with a red cloth across her right shoulder

Alison Arnopp in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

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Director Aileen Gonsalves in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest standing on a white log

Director Aileen Gonsalves in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

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Laura Cairns in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest standing with her hands by her side

Laura Cairns in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

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Sarah Kameela Impey in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest crying and wearing a red robe.

Sarah Kameela Impey in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

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Caleb Frederick and Darren Raymond in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest, standing and hugging each other

Caleb Frederick and Darren Raymond in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

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Caleb Frederick in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest, with a white cloth around his neck

Caleb Frederick in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest   

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Alison Arnopp in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest leaning down with both hands on a tree trunk

Alison Arnopp in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

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Sarah Kameela Impey in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest swathed in a red sheet, held at the corners by other cast members

Sarah Kameela Impey in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

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The company in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

The company in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest 

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Darren Raymond and Matthew McPherson in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest. Darren Raymond has his foot raised towards Matthew McPherson who is lying on the floor

Darren Raymond and Matthew McPherson in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest

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Sarah Kameela Impey in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest with her head between the branches of a bare white tree

Sarah Kameela Impey in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest 

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Elly Condron as Miranda and Darren Raymond as Prospero crouch down to talk.

Elly Condron and Darren Raymond in rehearsal for First Encounters: The Tempest.

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In This Section

About the Play

Learn more about Shakespeare's fun and fantastic final play, aimed at 8-13 year olds.

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Tour Dates & Venues

See tour dates and venues for our Spring 2017 tour of First Encounters: The Tempest

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Cast and creative

Find out more about the cast and creatives in First Encounters: The Tempest

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Costume Designs

See Designer Kate McStraw's beautiful costumes for First Encounters with Shakespeare: The Tempest

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Feature Trailer

A trailer for First Encounters with Shakespeare - The Tempest, showing the key characters during the storm and its aftermath.

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Production Photos

Production photos of our edited version of The Tempest for young people in performance in a school.

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