The Tempest Cast and Creatives Close Prospero Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh has been involved with 35 Shakespeare productions, including acclaimed screen adaptations of Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet He has directed 21 feature films, including Thor, Cinderella and Murder on the Orient Express Recent acting roles include such films as Dunkirk, My Week with Marilyn, and Oppenheimer On TV he won both BAFTA and Emmy awards as Wallander His film Belfast won him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Recent theatre credits include: Ivanov, Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale and King Lear Previous Next Cast Prospero Kenneth Branagh Creatives Director Richard Eyre Set Designer Bob Crowley Costume Designer Fotini Dimou Lighting Designer Hugh Vanstone Composers Akintayo Akinbode and Stephen Warbeck Sound Designer Nicola T. Chang Movement Director Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon 13 May - 20 Jun 2026 Running time: TBC About the play Cast and Creatives Related events The plot Assisted Performances More Less About the play Cast and Creatives Related events The plot Assisted Performances The RSC Acting Companies are generously supported by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation In This Section About the play Multi-award winner Kenneth Branagh plays Prospero in Shakespeare’s final play, a meditation on art, power and freedom. Read More Related events Find out more about our production of The Tempest and how it was created, with our series of events. Find out more The plot Read a full synopsis of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Read more Assisted Performances Find out about our assisted performances for The Tempest. Find out more Past productions See photos, videos and interviews from previous productions of The Tempest Read More Learning Information and resources for teachers and learners about The Tempest Find out more The Tempest on the Shakespeare Learning Zone Studying The Tempest? Visit the SHAKESPEARE LEARNING ZONE to discover loads of facts, videos and info about the play Find out more Merchandise Find out more You may also like Pre-theatre dining Read More Getting here Read More Interval Drinks Read more
