search shakespeare’s last work, it shows usurped duke prospero and daughter miranda living on a magical island with spirits and monsters. twelve years on, prospero creates a tempest that shipwrecks his usurping brother and the king’s retinue onto the island, allowing him to rebalance the books and marry his daughter to the king’s son. by the end, forgiveness and harmony are the order of the day. perhaps nodding to speculation that shakespeare originally planned a musical, there are several big “numbers” here - songs familiar and new. like other elements of the production, [shaun davey