
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play It&s the long hot British summer of 1976 & Viv (Minnie Driver) has left London & her thespian aspirations to work as a drama teacher in the local high school of her south Wales home town Determined to fire up her hormonal apathetic teenage charges she sets about staging a rock musical based on Shakespeare&s The Tempest for the school&s end of year show Battling the summer teenage distractions of love lust & the local lido Viv perseveres & rallies the group to express themselves through music & drama The shy & sensitive Davy (Aneurin Barnard) shows talent & promise as male lead Ferdinand but his crush on the beautiful yet flighty Stella (Danielle Branch) who plays female lead Miranda only adds to the behind-the-scenes drama Spurned by Stella Davy transfers his adoration to Viv Stella discovers older boys skinhead Kenny (Darren Evans) fights ridicule & self-doubt about being involved in the show at all & Evan (Tom Harries) is confused about his sexuality Only the school&s jovial headmaster (Robert Pugh) seems to be genuinely enjoying his role as Prospero & when the school hall burns down the entire show looks likely to fall apart Adversity eventually pulls them together & all the angst & excitement of being on the brink of adulthood is played out in an emotional evocative & rousing musical climax Actors Minnie Driver Aneurin Barnard Danielle Branch Robert Pugh Haydn Gwynne Steve Speirs Aled Pugh Julia Perez Kayleigh Bennett Hollie Blundell Adam Byard Jodie Davis Darren Evans Helen Evans & Roger Evans Director Marc Evans Certificate 15 years & over Year 2011 Languages English