A London based theatre company coming to The Beehive in Honiton to present Shakespeare. 

Taking place on Thursday, April 6 at the Beehive, the theatre will be performing Shakespeare play 'Pericles'

Two adaptations of the play are performed on the night. The first has been named "The finest Pericles of recent years" and the second production is created specifically for the autistic people and their families. 

 

Kelly Hunter MBE who help found Flute Theatre said: “I created Flute Theatre to perform Shakespeare for audiences where the need for transcendence in theatre is greatest. With our double Pericles performances we offer a transformational experience to a genuinely inclusive audience who may not otherwise have the chance to attend. The story of people fleeing for their lives, losing loved ones at sea and experiencing miraculous reunions speaks loudly to our audiences today. To watch both shows allows an audience to see deeper into Shakespeare’s mysterious late play, and offers a unique way into Shakespeare’s ‘music of the spheres." 

Parent of participant: “It was breath-taking, the way the actors adapted to incorporate what my autistic son was experiencing and communicating with his behavior into the performance. They entered his world rather than demanding that he enter theirs. I could relax because my son was with people who really “got” him and understood how to work with autism.” 

The production of Pericles for autistic individuals was created in Sweden in 2019 and has since been performed internationally by the company including an online adapted version during the pandemic in three languages across five continents. Flute’s double Pericles productions were first performed in May 2022, at the Craiova Shakespeare Festival in Romania, with a full-scale production of Pericles in English and Pericles for autistic individuals and refugee families in Romanian and Russian. They follow the success of Flute’s adaptations of Hamlet and Twelfth Night which toured the European festival circuit between 2015-2019.

The performance is at 5pm and 'Pericles' for all audiences is at 8pm at The Beehive, April 6. The second show runs at 90mins with no interval. 

For more information visit the Beehive website here - https://thebeehive.savoysystems.co.uk/TheBeehive.dll/TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_1529.TcsWebTab_3769