Inspirational images for 'The Tempest'

2. Sun rays under sea water- inspiration for lighting and also Ariel

3. 16th Century ship- Inspiration for colour and lighting of set

4. Bermuda’s famous shipwrecks- this shipwreck left the people aboard stranded and they became the
first settlers of Bermuda. Links to the idea of arriving in a new place, like in ‘The Tempest’. Also
inspiration for colour and lighting of set.

5. The Bermuda Triangle- The island could be a strange force such as the Bermuda triangle, that Alonso
and his men get drawn In and trapped by.

6. ‘For Gold, God and Glory’ Christopher Columbus- Painting by Igor V. Babailov

7. Navigation tools-
inspiration for ship
e.t.c. links to
Renaissance design.

8. The Spanish Armada

9. Francis Drake
16th century explorer. I like the colour scheme and style of this image and think this
could inspire the set, costume and feel of the production.

10. The World illustration found in a Shakespeare book

11. Royal De Luxe theatre company, Liverpool
Titanic themed event links to the journey Alonso and his men take to the island. I like the imagery of
the worn boat and I also like the scale of the characters.

12. Royal de Luxe theatre
company- Liverpool
I Like the costumes used
worn by the puppeteers
and I think they link to
my version of the
tempest as the look like
16th century
explorers/pirates and so I
imagine Alonso and his
men to be dressed
similarly.

13. Inspiration for Ariel

14. Inspiration for characters in play such as Ariel, Prospero and other spirits. Illustration by
Bjorn Wiinblad

15. Lords Coats for ‘The Tempest’ by Philip Witcomb

16. Caliban
illustration by

17. Ariel costume design by Illustration by Bjorn
Wiinblad

18. Street Art, Germany. Inspiration for Ariel.

19. Stone carving- photograph taken in Bournemouth. Inspiration for Caliban

20. Inspiration for Alonso
and men. Also,
inspiration for bird like
creatures.

21. Inspiration for
Miranda

22. Painting of Ariel 1800

23. Renaissance
theatre Costume
Inspiration for
Prospero or
perhaps Ferdinand.
The cloak reminds
me of octopus
tentacles.

24. Colour scheme
and shape both
inspiration for
island and
characters as
renaissance
design have a
both magical
and natural feel
to them.

25. Renaissance design- inspiration for Ariel as either a bird or ethereal form.

26. Renaissance design inspiration for Ariel (left) and Prospero ( right)

27. Renaissance design- inspiration for harpy Ariel of creatures of the island.

28. Renaissance design- inspiration for set of island and boat scene.

29. Illustration of plants from 1550

30. Inspiration for location-
island imagery

31. ‘A Frozen Nordic
Landscape’
Set by Ralph Koltai