Tempestuous , a humorous reimagining of The Tempest with a lead character named Miranda Prospero, comes out today.

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Like a modern-day Prospero, Mr Cai uses gunpowder to harness the elements.

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Fiennes, who plays Lord Voldemort in the Potter films, is taking on the role of Prospero in Trevor Nunn's production at The Theatre Royal Haymarket.

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This time the man felled by age and infirmity is Simon Axler, an actor who suffers a breakdown while portraying Prospero and Macbeth in repertory.

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