Pericles by William Shakespeare
Monday 3 July, 7.30pm Captioned Performance
75 minutes of fast-paced Shakespeare.
RADA presents Shakespeare for Young Audiences: abridged plays brought to life for young people (15+) as well as anyone, of any age, who wants to get swept up in a high energy Shakespeare production.
Shakespeare’s Pericles follows our hero as he battles villainous kings in games of wit, murderous assassination attempts and treacherous weather conditions. Aided by his friends, Pericles narrowly escapes death more than once with the hope of starting a family of his own.
This tragicomedy centres around familial bond and reunification. The question is, will Pericles’s efforts for love be in vain?
Content warnings
Themes of a sexual nature and incest
Please find a description of the Royal Shakespeare Company synopsis of Pericles which helpfully outlines how this content features within the plot. For the purposes of our touring schools production these themes are played down.
Cast in alphabetical order
Misheck Albert-Freeman Pericles 2
Jack Ambrose Cleon/Simonides/Lysimachus
Tamsin Benn Thaisa/Diana
Millie Boardman Dionyza/Bawd
Caroline Elms Marina/Thaliard/Lychorida
Alfie Jallow Helicanus/Bolt
Lewis Merrylees Gower
Reece Miller Pericles 1
Rachel O'Connell Antiochus/Pander/Cerimon
Chorus and other roles played by members of the cast
Creative team
Director Rachel Bagshaw
Set Designer Tiffany Yu
Costume Designer Jade Littlechild
Lighting Designer Susie Yi Su
Sound Designer Will Hamilton
Freesheet and full production team
Previous Shakespeare for Young Audiences productions
Take a look at production pictures from our Shakespeare for Young Audiences in 2022.
Productions pictured are from 30 November-7 December 2022 at RADA and include The Tempest and Twelfth Night.
Where to find us
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Malet Street
WC1E 7JN
+44 (0)20 7908 4800
Getting here
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