Details

Pericles is offered the chance to win the hand of King Antiochus s daughter if he can solve a riddle. However solving the riddle reveals a terrible secret about the King that puts Pericles in mortal danger and sets him off on a death-defying voyage. The story takes place in a wondrous and timeless world, on a whirlwind journey through strange kingdoms and across perilous oceans. Pericles faces ruthless tyrants and rival suitors, surviving battles and shipwrecks on the adventure of a lifetime.

Cast/Performers

Simon Armstrong (Antiochus / Pandar), Jessica Baglow (Marina), Tia Bannon (Daugher), Sam Cox (Escanes / Cerimon), Steffan Donnelly (Lysimachus), James Garnon (Pericles), Dennis Herdman (Bolt), Tom Kanji (Thaliard), Kevork Malikyan (Simonides), Fergal McElherron (Helicanus), Ryan McKen (Leonine), Dorothea Myer-Bennett (Thaisa / Dionyza), Daniel Rabin (Cleon), Sheila Reid (Gower), Kirsty Woodward (Bawd / Lychorida)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Shakespeare, George Wilkins
Producer: Shakespeare's Globe
Director: Dominic Dromgoole
Design: Jonathan Fensom
Music: Claire van Kampen
Choreographer: Sian Williams