TARA'S 'THE TEMPEST' TRANSFERS TO LONDON'S WEST END!
(9 January 2008)

An act of terror, a treacherous brother, a tormented slave, an innocent daughter … Shakespeare’s 'The Tempest' is a powerful last play is a miraculous story of confinement and freedom. Exiled on a "desolate isle", Prospero manipulates loved ones, servants and enemies alike as he plots his revenge to return home. Following sell out performances at their studio in October, Tara's production of 'The Tempest' will transfer toThe Arts Theatre for a West End run from 9th until 27nd January 2008. The show then continues on a national tour.

Directed by Jatinder Verma and designed by Claudia Mayer, Tara brings its unique approach and style to Shakespeare's most poetic and atmospheric of plays. Over the years Tara has proved itself a uniquely seductive British theatre company. Its blend of East and West continues to inspire an alluring vision of modern Britain through the production, promotion and development of cross cultural theatre.

Asian dramaturgical practices to re invent European texts. This has resulted in Jatinder becoming the first director from Britain's migrant communities to be invited to stage a play at the National Theatre. Tara has also staged an outstanding trilogy of plays Journey to the West (2002) an epic of modern migration, followed by national tours of The Merchant of Venice (2004), An Enemy of the People (2005) and The Marchriage of Figaro (2006).

Tara's season of work in 2007 from 'Nowhere to Belong' to 'The Tempest', from 'Slavery' to 'When the Lights Went Out', from work in the Studio to Trafalgar Square exemplifies the diversity of output that has been the company's hallmark over the past 30 years.

The Tempest's cast includes Caroline Kilpatrick (Ariel), Tom Kanji (Antonio/Stefano), Robert Mountford (Prospero/Trinculo), Chris Jack (Ferdinand/Sebastian) and Jessica Manley (Miranda/Alonzo).