The Tempest by William Shakespeare
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A masterpiece of magical effects, redemptive romance, comedy, poetry, song, and politics, 'The Tempest' (also titled as the Enchanted Island) is regarded as the most lyrical, profound, and magical of Shakespeare's comedies.
Prospero, the exiled duke of Milan, has been on a remote island with their daughter Miranda for 12 years. They use their magical powers to conjure up a fearsome storm, so that their enemies, including their treacherous brother Antonio, are shipwrecked onto the island. There follows a play filled with murderous plots, drunken confusion, love, and redemption.
SBZ's new visually, aurally, and physically stunning multidisciplinary version of William Shakespeare's fantastical play 'The Tempest' turns the former church building of Hanover Hall into Prospero’s enchanted island. Holding true to the original text and music, director Blaise Barham adds contemporary music, stunning costumes, physical theatre, with gender-blind casting, to put a new contemporary spin on this classic whilst further exploring themes of entrapment and forgiveness. With a performing cast of 25 actors, singers, dancers, and musicians the spectacle of the piece is brought to the fore.
Sahara BreeZe (SBZ) Productions https://www.sbzproductions.com/ was founded in 2019 as a touring theatre company and has been based in Dunedin since 2021. Since then, it has produced multiple shows such as Two by Jim Cartwright, Dracula the Bloody Truth by La Navette Bete, Wonderful by Richard Huber, Out at Sea by Slawomir Mrozek, The John Show by John Goudge, Shotglass Shorts Play Writing Competition, The Bear and The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov and has received multiple nominations and awards most recently an ‘Outstanding Contribution to Dunedin Theatre’ award’ in 2024.
Refer reviews of previous productions: https://www.theatreview.org.nz/?s=sbz+productions
CREATIVES:
Director: Blaise Barham
Assistant Director: Kaiser Coles
Musical Director (music): Sam Meikle
Musical Director (singing): Meko Ng
Physical Theatre Director: Becky Hodson
Costume Design: Sophie Welvaert
Technical Design: Josh Wiegman
Production Manager: Linda Brewster
Stage Manager & Properties: Christine Wilson
Assistant Stage Manager: Sheena Townsend
CAST in order of appearance:
Alonso: Don Townsend
Ferdinand: Jack Hanan
Sebastian: Thomas Makinson
Master/Adrian: Mathew Brennan
Boatswain/Francisco: Zac Henry
Gonzalo: Josh Black
Antonio: Chris Cook
Miranda: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Thomson
Prospera: Sarah Barham
Ariel (air): Sacha McConnon
Ariel (fire): William Larkins
Ariel (water): Alexander Julian (Xandy)
Trinculo: Brent Caldwell
Stephano: Aimee Freeman
Deities: Jay Bailey, Kelly Siu & Meko Ng.
A physical ensemble of Mariners, nymphs, reapers and spirits played by:
Becky Hodson, Esther Smith, Hannah Davis, Imogen Duncan, Oliver McKeown, Rochelle Brophy & Stella Wispinski.
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