The Tempest: Staged: the origins of YA’s greatest tropes

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 HibbertHamlet – With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéMacbeth – With a foreword by Kat DelacorteA Midsummer Night’s Dream – With a foreword by Becky AlbertalliMuch Ado About Nothing – With a foreword by Holly BourneRomeo and Juliet – With a foreword by Jennifer NivenJulius Caesar – With a foreword by Simon James GreenKing Lear – With a foreword by Manjeet MannThe Merchant of Venice – With a foreword by Lev RosenOthello – With a foreword by Malorie BlackmanThe Tempest – With a foreword by Katherine WebberTwelfth Night – With a foreword by Bea Fitzgerald

• Publication date: 3 September 2026
• Page count: 192
• Dimensions: Height 197 mm; Width 130 mm; Thickness 15 mm
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN-13: 9780241816943