The Lord Chamberlain's Men to return to Bantock Park with The Tempest
The Lord Chamberlain's Men will return to Wolverhampton this summer to perform Shakespeare's renowned play The Tempest.
The collective will perform at Bantock Park, following a successful production last year of The Comedy of Errors.
Founded in 2004, The Lord Chamberlain's Men are a modern incarnation of Shakespeare's original company of the same name.
The group perform with an all male cast, and utilise authentic set pieces and costumes to perform the plays how they originally would have been.
Artistic director of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, Peter Stickney, said: "With some of Shakespeare's most memorable speeches and packed with famous characters - from the elemental and ethereal Caliban and Ariel to the comic clowns Trinculo and Stephano and the enchanting force that unites them all, Prospero - The Tempest is a spectacular play and will make fantastic viewing for a summer's evening.
"A truly theatrical play like this, set outdoors and in our trademark style bursting with song and magic, makes for an evening not to be missed".
The Tempest is thought to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. The story is set on a remote island, where sorcerer Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place in society.
Prospero conjures up a storm to cause his brother Antonio - who took the throne from him - and the complicit King Alonso of Naples, to believe they are shipwrecked and marooned on the island.
The Temptest comes to Bantock Park on August 26.
