The Tempestuous
A shrew’d new comedy by Will Shakespeare and PENNY ASHTON
Ticket Sales are no longer available
Wheelchair accessible seating is available upon request - please phone 0508 iTICKET (0508 484 253) to book this in directly!
Where
16th Avenue Theatre
164 Sixteenth Avenue West
Tauranga, New Zealand
When
Wed 7 Oct 2026
Running Time
90 minutes
Interval
No interval
Delivery Options
eTicket
Payment Options
Credit Card
Afterpay
Bank Transfer
Online Eftpos
Arts on Tour favourite Penny Ashton is back for her 5th tour, and this time she’s skewering the Bard Himself. Sicily’s beloved King Enzo is dead. Now Princess Rosa, a stroppy spinster, must navigate the tempestuous waters of belching stepfathers, lusty suitors, popping cod pieces and menopausal witches, to face her destiny. Award Winning Comedian Penny Ashton, creator and star of smash hits Promise and Promiscuity, Olive Copperbottom and Austen Found, presents her latest literary solo musical with this Shakespearean frolic. She’ll spark 11 characters into life in an Elizabethan tale of magic, meddling and puffed bull’s puzzles.
“Incredibly clever, the script is just so smart.” Radio NZ
“Masterful ‘shrewd comedy’ a tempestuous triumph…a phenomenal play.” The Post
“Surely at some point we get to call Penny Ashton a national treasure?” Flat City Field Notes
“Phenomenal energy, vivacity, versatility, inventiveness and humour.” Theatreview
Where
16th Avenue Theatre
164 Sixteenth Avenue West
Tauranga, New Zealand
When
Wed 7 Oct 2026
Running Time
90 minutes
Interval
No interval
Delivery Options
eTicket
Payment Options
Credit Card
Afterpay
Bank Transfer
Online Eftpos