The Tempest or the voice of the wind

There’s the wrath of the wind, the sky, and the sea, slyly combining to form a terrible tempest that casts the shipwrecked King of Naples, Alonso, and his son Ferdinand onto an island inhabited by a monster, Caliban, and a spirit, Ariel. There’s Prospero, the former Duke of Milan and an old sorcerer exiled to the same island with his daughter Miranda, determined to take revenge for having once been ousted from the throne. And there’s love, when Ferdinand melts in front of the beautiful Miranda, as Prospero had planned, but who of course opposes their union. This is how Shakespeare leads his characters, between reality and fairy tale, mischief and drama, where everything is both fantastic and true in this, the British playwright’s last play. “Hell is empty, and all the devils are here” says Ferdinand, but the end is never what you think it will be, and if Omar Porras has now taken up this fable, it’s to extract from this Tempest all its telluric and theatrical forces. It could be that this union between him and Shakespeare reveals a deeper quest. Osmosis.

By William Shakespear
Directed by Omar Porras

From 28 March
To 17 April 2025

Duration 1h45
Main stage
From 12 years old

Schedules
Tuesday – Friday 7.30 pm
Saturday – Sunday 5 pm

Subtitles in english and french on 5 and 8 April 2025
Audiodescription on 13 April 2025

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Distribution and Credits

With Pierre Boulben (Ferdinand), Francisco Cabello (Sébastien et Trinculo), Karl Eberhard (Prospero), Antoine Joly (Caliban et Antonio), Jeanne Pasquier (Ariel), Guillaume Ravoire (Alonso), Marie-Evane Schallenberger (Miranda), Diego Todeschini (Gonzalo et Stephano), all comedians : puppeteers

By William Shakespear
Directed by Omar Porras
French adaptation and text Marco Sabbatini, Omar Porras
Scenography Amélie Kiritzé-Topor
Puppets creation Carole Allemand
Music Christophe Fossemalle, Omar Porras
Director assistant Guillaume Pidancet
Costumes Bruno Fatalot
Costumes assistant Julie Raonison
Sewing Naomi Purro, Cassandre Doumas
Sewing interns Nino Sabouriaut, Séraphine Lamunière
Make-up, wigs and masks Véronique Soulier-Nguyen
Make-up, wigs and masks assistant Léa Arraez
Technical manager Christophe de la Harpe
Stage management Caroline Roux
Set management Gabriel Sklenar, Noé Stehlé
Props and special effects Laurent Boulanger
Props assistants Jean-Marie Ablanalp, Lucia Sulliger, Yvan Schlatter
Lights design Mathias Roche
Lights management Ludovic Bouaud, Guillaume Dentz, Christophe Kehrli
Lights technicians Alain Caron, German Schwab, Estelle Becker
Sound design and management Benjamin Tixhon, Sébastien Perron

Production and delegated production TKM Théâtre Kléber-Méleau Renens
Coproductions Théâtre de Carouge, La Maison de la Culture à Bourges
With the support of Migros Pour-cent culturel Vaud, La Fondation Champoud, Ernst Göhner Stiftung

Created on September 24 2024 au TKM Théâtre Kléber-Méleau in Renens.

Subtitles

On 5 and 8 April 2025, the Theatre offers a performance with subtitles in French and English.
This proposal is made in partnership with Écoute Voir.

Subtitles are available on tablets on loan free of charge.

They’re very easy to use, and you can read the surtitles from any seat in the theater.

How to reserve a tablet:

> Reserve your seat for a performance with surtitles.
> When you make your reservation, tell the box office that you need a tablet.
By e-mail: billetterie@theatredecarouge.ch
By phone: +41 22 343 43 43
On site: Rue Ancienne 37 A, Carouge
Tuesday to Friday 12h-18h
Saturday 10h14h
> 30 minutes before the show, ask for the tablet at the reception desk, in exchange for your ID.
> After the show, return the tablet to reception and collect your ID