The Tempest (1623)

Author
William Shakespeare
Author
Sir William Davenant (1667)
Author
John Dryden (1667)
Author
Thomas Shadwell (1674)
Author
David Garrick (1756)
Author
John Philip Kemble (1789)
Author
J. C. Foote (1756)
Composer
Thomas Linley Junior (1777)
Composer
John Christopher Smith (1756)
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragicomedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£34,834 15s 8d £10,416 11s 8d (29.9%) £24,418 4s (70.1%)
1732 - 1809
£34,834 15s 8d - (100%) £10,416 11s 8d (29.9%) £24,418 4s (70.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
242 35 207
1732 - 1809
242 35 207
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
06 Jan 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion, The Double Festival No No No £208 8s 6d 53% N/A
10 Jan 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion, The Triumph of Love No No No £244 57% N/A
13 Jan 1777 Covent Garden The Tempest, The Golden Pippin No No No £224 16s 48% N/A
13 Jan 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion, The Triumph of Love No No No £244 9s 52% N/A
18 Jan 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion, The Double Festival No No No £229 9s 6d 56% N/A
23 Jan 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion, The Double Festival No No No £211 10s 6d 55% N/A
25 Jan 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, A Christmas Tale, The Double Festival No No No £186 7s 41% N/A
31 Jan 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion, The Double Festival No No No £244 12s 51% N/A
04 Feb 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, A Christmas Tale, The Triumph of Love No No No £190 41% N/A
13 Feb 1777 Covent Garden The Tempest, The Jovial Crew No No No £167 6s 45% N/A
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