The Tempest at Knackershole Garden Theatre – Outdoor Theatre

The Tempest, reimagined by Rivka Green and Ruby Sage will be performed at Knackershole Garden Theatre this summer 2024.

“Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves. You demi-puppets that by moonshine do the green sour ringlets make. And you whose pastime is to make midnight mushrooms – by your aid I have bedimm’d the noontide sun, call’d forth the mutinous winds, and ’twixt the dark Dart and the silver sky set roaring war.”

Rivka Green and Ruby Sage’s new iteration of The Tempest transplants the play from its Mediterranean setting to an island in the Dart River. Local folklore and ecology interweave with elemental alchemy, river nymphs, and strange beings of the silt in this Devon-based adaptation of Shakespeare’s fantastical tragicomedy. Presented by a collective of circus artists, musicians, and specialist performers, The Tempest promises a Summer’s night of murky magic and mystical mischief.

This is an outside event. Please bring seating. Grounds will be open from 1800 for picnics. Licensed bar on site.

This performance is held outside so visitors are advised to be prepared with appropriate seasonal clothing and keep an eye on the weather.  The venue may have alternative arrangements in place in case of adverse weather but please check the event information with the provider for further details.  Visitors should be willing to bring their own chairs or picnic blankets, unless stated otherwise by the provider.