Prospero's Books

"An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'."

Cast

John Gielgud

as Prospero

Michael Clark

as Caliban

Michel Blanc

as Alonso

Erland Josephson

as Gonzalo

Isabelle Pasco

as Miranda

Tom Bell

as Antonio

Kenneth Cranham

as Sebastian

Mark Rylance

as Ferdinand

Marie Angel

as Iris

Ute Lemper

as Ceres

Deborah Conway

as Juno

Paul Russell

as Ariel

Gerard Thoolen

as Adrian

Pierre Bokma

as Francisco

Jim van der Woude

as Trinculo

Michiel Romeyn

as Stephano

Orpheo

as Ariel

James Thierrée

as Ariel

Emil Wolk

as Ariel

Crew

Michael Nyman

Original Music Composer

Sacha Vierny

Director of Photography

Peter Greenaway

Director

Michael Clark

Choreographer

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Mike Dowson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mathew Knights

Sound Editor

Kees Kasander

Producer

Wendy Valentijn

Set Decoration

Sara Meerman

Makeup Artist

Ellen Lens

Costume Design

Chris Wyatt

Sound Editor

Jan Roelfs

Production Design

Claudia Valentijn

Set Decoration

Ben Zuydwijk

Set Decoration

Peter Greenaway

Screenplay

Rik Overberg

Set Decoration

Marina Bodbijl

Editor

Ben van Os

Production Design