Theatre
The Tempest
- Artists
- Insane Root
Following sold out, acclaimed runs of Macbeth in Redcliffe Caves (our review) and Orpheus & Eurydice in the Suspension Bridge Vaults (our review), Insane Root, Bristol’s masters of dramatic, intimate site-specific theatre, return to breathe new life into Shakespeare’s epic tale of magic, vengeance and redemption.
Hidden within the medieval walls of Bristol lies a magician’s library, full of old tales and forgotten secrets. Join its owner, the legendary Prospero, as music and memory transport him back to the island of his banishment. Here he must relive old rivalries, confront lost love and discover again what it means to be Master of the Elements.
Insane Root’s Tempest in St John on the Wall’s Crypt will feature a cast of four, the company’s hallmark live acapella harmonies and candle-lit surroundings. Insane Root have woven Shakespeare’s original text with brand new compositions by Ellie Showering to retell the story through the character of Prospero, years after the events of the play itself.
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Read our review here.
Dec 6-24. Wed & Thur 7pm & 9pm / Fri & Sat 7pm, 9pm & 11pm / Sun 5pm & 7pm*
*additional, exclusive Midnight Matinee on Christmas Eve at 11pm
£20/previews £10. For more info and to book tickets, visit www.insaneroot.co.uk
Running time approx 60 mins. Please allow plenty of time to sign in at the Box Office (Church entrance on Broad Street) and allow transfer to the performance space. No latecomers will be admitted.
Unsuitable for children under the age of 10; babes-in-arms not permitted.
Church of St John the Baptist aka ‘St John on the Wall’, Broad St, Bristol, BS1 2EZ.
“Please note this performance has unreserved seating, and we cannot guarantee that you will be sitting with other members of your party. Access to the crypt is via three steep stone steps. Wheelchair access can be arranged only with prior contact with the company.”
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