Der Sturm (Programme 2014)

Directed by: Deborah Epstein
Stage design/Costumes: Florian Barth
Starring: Joachim Berger, Sigrid Dispert, Hergard Engert, André Felgenahuser,
Claudia Felix, Gabriel Rodriguez, Rainer Scharenberg,
Jonathan Schimmer, Stefan Schleue, Andreas Spaniol, Henning Strübbe

Duration: approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes incl. a break
Price category: B
Admittance: 45 minutes before the beginning of each performance

Prospero, once the rightful king of Milan, subdued the natural powers of his exile island and its inhabitants, the Sylph Ariel and the indigene Caliban. The time comes to avenge the loss of his power when his usurpatory brother, the king of Naples, and his entourage are stranded on his island in the wake of a storm. Yet, coincidentally, his daughter, Miranda, falls in love with his nephew, Ferdinand, Ariel demands his freedom and Caliban attempts a revolution. The political power structure shifts and out of revenge emerges a mellowed forgiveness.

A new production of Shakespeare's late work by the Rheinische Landestheater.