The Tempest

The Tempest, Norwich Theatre Royal, 2002

Cast: Leon Tanner, Paul Benzing, Michael Gaunt, Crispin Redman, William Russell, Tristram Wymark, Mark Baylis, Madelaine Worrall, Richard Briers, Ben Silverstone, Rory Kinnear, Orlando Wells, Carsten Hayes, Oliver le Sueur, Darren Tunstall, Stephen Casey, Caoimhe Harvey, Lisa Reeves.

Writer: William Shakespeare

Director: Patrick Mason

All I remember about this is Richard Briers being alone on stage in some kind of modern metal frame raging against a storm, but that could be a dream. I imagine it was the only time I ever saw him on stage, and I think it's the only time I've seen The Tempest (once was probably enough). It was interesting to spot Orlando Wells in the cast - he was quite the thing for a while, possibly because he was handsome and his mother is Susannah York. And it turns out Rory Kinnear was in this, who I've seen more recently, but this was only his second stage performance.