The Venice Shakespeare Festival presents
The Naked Shakes & Prague Shakespeare Company’s production of

THE TEMPEST
Directed and Adapted by Irwin Appel

27 July at 18:30 (6:30pm) 
Lazzaretto Nuovo Island
Venice Lagoon

Performed in English
Approximately 90 minutes without an interval

€30 General Admission
€25 Verona World Shakespeare Congress Attendees
€20 Venetian Residents & Students
Email tickets@pragueshakespeare.org for Reservations

ONE NIGHT ONLY. A Special Benefit Performance of William Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST directed and adapted by Irwin Appel, starring Julie Fishell, Annie Torseglieri, Christina McCarthy, Jovanna Hepburn, Patrice Francis, Jim Johnson, Carolyn Johnson and Irwin Appel as Prospero alongside emerging young artists from the Prague Shakespeare Company’s Summer Shakespeare intensive with choreography by Christina McCarthy, costumes by Chris Vinz and live music from Jim Connolly.

This production is made possible in part through the generous support of John and Jody Arnhold, Mark and Mary Maxon, Robert and Barbara Zorich, Libby Appel and the University of California Santa Barbara. Photo credit Jeff Liang

How to get to Lazaretto Nuovo Island

To reach Lazzaretto Nuovo in the Venetian Lagoon on July 27 for a 7:00 PM performance, you will need to rely on the ACTV waterbus system (vaporetto). Because Lazzaretto Nuovo is a small, historical island primarily used for cultural events and guided tours, navigating there requires a few very specific rules that differ from standard Venice travel.

1. The Core Route

  • Vaporetto Line: Line 13
  • Departure Point: Fondamente Nove (F.te Nove), located on the northern rim of Venice’s main historic center. Line 13 typically departs from Pier D.

2. Getting There in Time (Targeting 7:00 PM)

The boat ride from Fondamente Nove to Lazzaretto Nuovo takes approximately 20 to 22 minutes. To arrive comfortably before a 7:00 PM performance, you should aim for a departure that gets you there around 6:30 PM–6:45 PM. To guarantee you are not late, take the 17:25 (5:25 PM) or 18:05 (6:05 PM) boat.