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 (in creation)
Main Room
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

Distribution and Credits

With Pierre Boulben, Hugo Braillard, Francisco Cabello, Karl Eberhard, Antoine Joly, Laurent Natrella, Jeanne Pasquier, Marie-Evane Schallenberger, Diego Todeschini

By William Shakespear
Directed by Omar Porras
Adaptation Marco Sabbatini et Omar Porras
Director assistant Guillaume Pidancet
Scenography Amélie Kiritzé-Topor
Puppets Carole Allemand Delassus
Music Christophe Fossemalle et Omar Porras
Lights Mathias Roche
Sound Benjamin Tixhon
Hair and Make-up Véronique Soulier-Nguyen
Props and special effects Laurent Boulanger, distribution en cours

Production TKM Théâtre Kléber-Méleau Renens
Coproductions Théâtre de Carouge, La Maison de la Culture à Bourges
Created on 24 September 2024 at 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