Pericles

OffComm 2023 winner for best overall production of a short run

“It’s magic”
– Audience Member

Performer lifts a fellow cast member during a dynamic moment from Flute Theatre’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s plays for Pericles.

Actor delivering a powerful monologue under stage lights in Flute Theatre’s immersive Shakespeare performance of Pericles tailored for main stage production

Actress expressing deep emotion with hands clasped above her head during a sensory-sensitive scene in Flute Theatre’s Shakespeare production.

Adapted and Directed by Kelly Hunter

Lighting Designer Craig West

Designer Alice Hallifax

Music Mercedes Maresca

— First performed Craiova Shakespeare Festival Romania May 22nd 2022

Actors perform on a dimly lit stage with a draped backdrop during the premiere of a Shakespeare adaptation at the Craiova Shakespeare Festival in Romania, first performed on May 22nd, 2022.

Two performers in dramatic lighting during a theatrical scene; one holds a dagger to the other, who remains calm and composed under a blue-lit stone arch backdrop.

Previous Performances

Craiova International Shakespeare Festival May 2022

Riverside Studios, London UK, October 2022

Situational Centre for Ukraine . Sofia Bulgaria October 2022

The Old Market Brighton October 2022

Mercury theatre Colchester March 2023

Notre Dame Refugee Centre London March 2023

Beehive Theatre Honiton UK April 2023

Sheffield University Drama Studio UK April 2023

The Brunswick Brighton May 2023

Caravanserai Brighton Fringe Festival May 2023

Hall Croft Stratford upon Avon June 2023

Old Fire Station Oxford June 2023

Itaka Shakespeare Festival, Serbia National Theatre Serbia. July 2023

Kelly Hunter

Founder & Director

This was the easiest and most enjoyable experience I have had of adapting and directing for Flute. For one simple reason, the strength and talent of the existing company. For whom I adapted the play. We had been through the pandemic together, working every day online for a year and a half and we had come out the other side with desire, trust and humour.

— Kelly Hunter

Cast

Bawds

Mohit Mathur, Mercedes Maresca, Paula Rodriguez, Joshua Welch

Cerimon/Antiochus

Mohit Mathur, Andre Nistor, Juan Sanchez Plazau

Gower/Bolt/Cleon

Charlie Archer, Oliver McLellan

Dionyza

Oliver McLellan, Catherine Kay

Lychorida

Catherine Kay, Oliver McLellan, Paula Rodriguez

Marina/Thaisa

Natasha Haward

Pericles

Joshua Welch

Simonedes

Sergio Maggiollo, Oliver McLellan

"Nothing we’ll omit that bears recovery’s name.”
– Pericles Act 5

A diverse group of performers energetically engage in a live Flute Theatre performance, using expressive gestures and movement on a dimly lit stage. The actors wear casual, comfortable clothing in natural tones, creating an inclusive and accessible environment tailored for autistic individuals. This performance, inspired by Shakespeare and adapted using the Hunter Heartbeat Method, highlights Flute Theatre’s commitment to neurodiverse storytelling. Audience members can be seen watching with interest in the background. Flute Theatre also offers training and courses for actors, educators, applied theatre students, and families to support autism-friendly performance practices.

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