Mirren as the sorceress Prospera in Julie Taymor's version of Shakespeare's final play
Directed by Julie Taymor
With Helen Mirren and Russell Brand
Opens 12.10
Julie Taymor (Across the Universe) unleashes her creative urges on the Shakespeare classic, starting with a twist: sex change! Wizard Prospero is now Prospera (Helen Mirren), the displaced Duchess of Milan. Scampering about the stunning Hawaiian locations are Russell Brand as the drunkard Trinculo, Ben Whishaw as the spirit Ariel and Djimon Hounsou as Caliban.