“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”

Shakespeare’s classic, The Tempest, comes to the Lincoln Theater screen in Damariscotta, in a production captured live from Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon and The Royal Shakespeare Company on Wednesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. and Thursday, March 23 at 3 p.m.

On a distant island a man waits.

Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will. When a sail appears on the horizon, he reaches out across the ocean to the ship that carries the men who wronged him. Creating a vast magical storm, he wrecks the ship and washes his enemies up on the shore. When they wake, they find themselves lost on a fantastical island where nothing is as it seems.

The Tempest opened in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in November 2016. The Captured Live from Stratford-upon-Avon cinema broadcast offers audiences a unique chance to see this ground-breaking adaptation of Shakespeare’s magical play, in a unique partnership with Intel using today’s most advanced digital technology in a bold re-imagining of Shakespeare’s magical play, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience.

Simon Russell Beale returns to the RSC after 20 years to play Prospero in a production directed by Artistic Director Gregory Doran. The performance runs 2 hours and 23 minutes. Tickets are $15 adult, $13 Theater members and $5 for youth (18 and under) and are available in advance or on the day of the broadcast starting one hour before the show. 

 Come experience some of the best theater from the London stage.  Additional information can be found by calling at the theater at 563-3424 or by visiting the theater’s website at lcct.org.