
The Tempest
Staged: the origins of YA's greatest tropes
William Shakespeare(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 3. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-241-81694-3 (ISBN)
Description
With a foreword by Katherine Webber, author of the Twin Crowns series.
'Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.'
Rediscover Shakespeare's tale of exile and forgiveness.
What goes around, comes around.
Prospero, the usurped Duke of Milan, was doomed to live out his life on a small island with his daughter, Miranda, and his magical servants Ariel and Caliban. Until a shipwreck lands his usurping brother on the island, along with King Alonso and his son Ferdinand.
Prospero vows to use his magic to extract his revenge, but can his daughter's love change all their fates?
The Tempest is Shakespeare's iconic tale of trickery and true love.
Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare's unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.
Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:As You Like It - With a foreword by Talia Hibbert
Hamlet - With a foreword by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
Macbeth - With a foreword by Kat Delacorte
A Midsummer Night's Dream - With a foreword by Becky Albertalli
Much Ado About Nothing - With a foreword by Holly Bourne
Romeo and Juliet - With a foreword by Jennifer Niven
Julius Caesar - With a foreword by Simon James Green
King Lear - With a foreword by Manjeet Mann
The Merchant of Venice - With a foreword by Lev Rosen
Othello - With a foreword by Malorie Blackman
The Tempest - With a foreword by Katherine Webber
Twelfth Night - With a foreword by Bea Fitzgerald
'Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.'
Rediscover Shakespeare's tale of exile and forgiveness.
What goes around, comes around.
Prospero, the usurped Duke of Milan, was doomed to live out his life on a small island with his daughter, Miranda, and his magical servants Ariel and Caliban. Until a shipwreck lands his usurping brother on the island, along with King Alonso and his son Ferdinand.
Prospero vows to use his magic to extract his revenge, but can his daughter's love change all their fates?
The Tempest is Shakespeare's iconic tale of trickery and true love.
Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare's unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.
Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:As You Like It - With a foreword by Talia Hibbert
Hamlet - With a foreword by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
Macbeth - With a foreword by Kat Delacorte
A Midsummer Night's Dream - With a foreword by Becky Albertalli
Much Ado About Nothing - With a foreword by Holly Bourne
Romeo and Juliet - With a foreword by Jennifer Niven
Julius Caesar - With a foreword by Simon James Green
King Lear - With a foreword by Manjeet Mann
The Merchant of Venice - With a foreword by Lev Rosen
Othello - With a foreword by Malorie Blackman
The Tempest - With a foreword by Katherine Webber
Twelfth Night - With a foreword by Bea Fitzgerald
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-81694-3 (9780241816943)
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William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.