The Tempest
In Autumn 2025, I played Prospero in a co-production of The Tempest between Shakespeare North Playhouse and The HandleBards. The production embraced The HandleBards’ signature blend of clowning, inventive physicality, and audience participation, bringing a fresh, mischievous energy to Shakespeare’s classic and inviting audiences to become part of the storytelling.
Director: Nel Crouch
Design: Ellie Light
Lighting: Charly Dunford
Music and Sound Design: Guy Hughes
Movement : Jonnie Riordan
Cast: Scott Brooks, Ross Foley, Princess Khumalo, Meredith Lewis
Photos: Patch Dolan
Lucy Green as Prospero manages to be both commanding and ridiculous, funny and pathetic, and almost all at the same time.
★★★★★ Northern soul
The petite Green infuses the middle-management magician with ‘big man’ energy in a toothsome and knowing performance that’s pitched somewhere between David Brent and the late Paul Daniels.
★★★★ Arts City Liverpool
…this show is worth a watch for Lucy Green’s performance as Prospero alone. She commands the stage with ease and delivers a masterclass in comedy.
★★★★ Theatre and Tonic
