THE TEMPEST: A SYNOPSISBefore the play opens: the main character, Prospero, Duke ofMilan, was so involved in studying magic and other arts that heappointed his brother Antonio to rule the kingdom for him.Antonio conspired with Alonso, King of Naples, to deposeProspero, and banished him with his three -year -old daughterMiranda to an apparently uninhabited island. However, alreadyliving on the island was the witch Sycorax and her deformed sonCaliban. Sycorax had imprisoned Ariel, the Spirit of the Air, inthe cleft of a pine forever, but after her death Prospero releasedAriel provided that he would help him in his study of magic;Caliban was unwillingly made Prospero's menial servant.Twelve years later, the action of the play opens with the shipwreckof the conspirators: Alonso, King of Naples, Sebastian hisbrother, and Ferdinand his son, are returning from Tunis wherethe King's daughter has just been married; with them is Gonzalo,a faithful courtier, and Antonio of Milan. Prospero, by his magicand the help of Ariel, calls up the tempest which wrecks them onhis island, where they wander about in separate groups. Prosperofirst arranges that Ferdinand — who believes himself the solesurvivor — should meet Miranda, and when they fall in love,proceeds to use Ferdinand roughly in order to test his love. Thegroup of courtly survivors is seen next, pondering their escapefrom the sea. All are charmed asleep by Ariel except for Antonioand Sebastian who plot to murder Alonso, but he is saved bybeing awakened by Ariel. The third group now enter: Trinculo,a timorous jester, and Stephano, a clownish drunken butler. Theymeet Caliban, make him their servant and plot with him to killProspero. Meanwhile, Prospero teases the courtiers with amysterious banquet, and then has Ariel denounce the "three menof sin" for their treachery; he causes a masque to be performedbefore Ferdinand and Miranda, to celebrate their coming marriage,and then forestalls Caliban and the others in their plan to murderhim. Prospero is now ready to complete his project, begun bythe tempest, of bringing all these different people and events to aharmonious conclusion ...

ANTHONY J. BLACK.

ALTRINCHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS

presents

TheTempest!

by

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Wednesday - Friday

10th - 12th December, 1969

PRICE SIXPENCE

ALONSO King of Naples

SEBASTION his Brother

PROSPERO the Right Duke of Milan

ANTONIO his Brother,Usurping Duke of Milan

FERDINAND Son to King of Naples

GONZALO An Honest Old Counsellor

ADRIAN Lord

FRANCISCO Lord

CALIBAN a Savage, deformed Slave

TRINCULO a Jester

STEPHANO a Drunken Butler

The Tempest!Scene:- AN UNINHABITED ISLAND

Frank Dawber

David Rogerson

Norman Wilkinson

Michael Thompson

Colin Blears

Ken Hodgkinson

Michael Colton

Peter Treherne

Martyn Wheeler

Tom McDowell

Roy Coleman

II

MIRANDA Daughter to Prospero Janis Newton

ARIEL An Airy Spirit Philip Chester

IRIS Jane Bateman

CERES Cherrill Poole

JUNO Susan Nicholls

NYMPHS: Susan Caro, Valerie Kirkham, Gillian McDonaldPat Seymour, Sharon Thomas, Christine Veitch

REAPERS:

SHAPES:

MASTER

BOATSWAIN

MARINERS:

Directed by Roy Shallcross

Peter Brown, John Cope, Richard Goulden,Nicholas Hughes, David Rain ford

Trevor Bailey, Peter Bolton, Roger Griffiths,Robert Maslem, David Wilkes, Stephen Wilkes

Ian Noblett

Gareth Lochhead

Jeremy Cole, John Cope, Mark Hickman,Kim Lamb, Leslie Sheldon, Jeffrey Wild

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THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED .

Stage Director ............................................................................................John Holden

Stage Manager ....................................... ....... Peter Monether

Assisted by .......................................Angus Wolfendale, Clive Young

Set Design .............................................................................................Andrew Hanasz

Set Construction .....................................................John Holden, Bill Mills

Assisted by ..............Stephen Barber, Ritchard Barman, David Blain,

Bernerd Gibbon, John Kennedy,

Robert Tillotson, Ken Williams

Stephen Monather,

Property Master ..............................................................................Martyn W heeler

Assisted by ...............................Robert Dark, Christopher France,

Anthony Rowland, Ross Sheppard, Ray Thompson

Lighting ..................................................................David Evans, Peter Hudson

Costumes Designed by ....................Joyce Heaton, Dorothy Coleman

Assisted by .......................................Barbara Lowrey, Jennifer Cleland

Make -Up ------------------------------------------Joyce Heaton, Barbara Lowrey

Assisted by ---------------------------------------------6th Form A.G.S. For Girls

Music Selected by ................................................................................Allen Chisnall

Dances Arranged by ...............................................................................Sheila Driver

Sound Affects ...............................................................................Peter Crossley

Prompter ............................................................................................David Meacock

Call Boy .........................................................................................................David Shaw

Front of House Manager -----------------------------------------Peter Macaleenan

Assisted by ..................................................................Richard Hollingum

Publicity & Business Manager ....................................................Roy Coleman

Assisted by ................................David Chester, Margaret Davies,

Graham Evans, Philip Metcalf, Bill Mills, John Tolliday

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

1951 The Gondoliers

1952 The Yeomen of the Guard

1953 The Pirates of Penzance

1954 Iolanthe

1955 Ruddigore

1956 The Mikado

1957 The Duenna

1958 Macbeth

1959 The Beggar's Opera

1960 Gay Bohemia

1961 The Skin of Our Teeth

1962 H.M.S. Pinafore

1963 Caesar and Cleopatra

1964 The Insect Play

1965 A Man For All Seasons

1966 Escape/Noah

1967 Billy Budd/Toad of Toad Hall

1968 Oliver