The Tempest tickets

BAFTA, Grammy, and Gold Globe Award-winning actress Sigourney Weaver (Alien, Avatar) makes her West End debut in Shakespeare's classic drama, The Tempest. Book The Tempest tickets on London Theatre.

The Tempest is a play of magic, revenge, and forgiveness that begins with a shipwreck. The ship's inhabitants include Alonso, the King of Naples, and Antonio, the Duke of Milan. Everyone survives the wreckage and ends up on a remote island where the wizard Prospero lives with his daughter. Prospero used to be the Duke of Milan until Antonio took the position, and with the shipwreck, Prospero sees a chance for revenge.

In addition to Sigourney Weaver, the talented ensemble includes Jude Akuwudike (The Convert), Jason Barnett (Instructions for Correct Assembly), Selina Cadell (Hamlet), Mathew Horne (Gavin and Stacey), Mara Huf (The Effect), Forbes Masson (The Magician's Elephant), Mason Alexander Park (Cabaret), James Phoon (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Oliver Ryan (Richard III), and Tim Steed (The Duchess of Malfi).

The Tempest in London also has an excellent creative team, including Olivier-winning director Jamie Lloyd (A Doll's House, Romeo and Juliet), scenic and costume designer Soutra Gilmour (Sunset Boulevard), Olivier Award Winning lighting designer Jon Clark (The Inheritance), sound designers Ben and Max Ringham (Prima Facie), and music is composed by Ben Ringham, Max Ringham, and Michael' Mikey J' Asante (Tree).

William Shakespeare wrote this play between 1610 and 1611, and the first recorded performance was in November 1611 for James I and the English royal court by the King's Men. Since then, there have been countless stagings of The Tempest, including John Gielgud playing the role of Prospero multiple times starting in 1930. This play has also inspired numerous creative works, including 46 operas or semi-operas, numerous plays, ballet, and video games, and it has even inspired works of literature and art.