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Theatre

Cheerless and fussy: The Tempest, at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, reviewed

18 January 2025

9:00 AM

18 January 2025

9:00 AM

The Tempest

Theatre Royal Drury Lane, until 1 February

Tarantula

Arcola Theatre, until 25 January

The Tempest is Shakespeare’s farewell, his final masterpiece or, if you’re being cynical, the play that made him jack it all in. Some actors admit that it can be hard to stage and dull to perform. What is it exactly? A children’s fairy tale and a soppy romance with snatches of drunken farce and political intrigue.

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