Pericles

Deal Castle 1988

An evening of thrills and spills, love and romance, magic and murder, great poetry and high drama. Pericles is one of Shakespeare’s most beautiful and exciting plays, telling tales of a Prince who journeys across the seas in search of his Princess. Historic Deal Castle, built by Henry Vlll, is the setting for this spectacular production that starts with a riddle and ends with music dancing and delight into the night. For young and old this is an event which will be remembered for years to come. Tuesday 16th – Saturday 27th August at 7.30pm. No performance Sunday 21st.

Cast:
John GOWER, the storyteller Noel GREIG
ANTIOCHUS, King of Antioch Ian GOLDUP
PERICLES, Prince of Tyre Paul TAYLOR
DAUGHTER of Antiochus Fiona TAYLOR
THALIARD, a lord of Antioch Dick WARING
Tom PALMER
RIDDLERS Sam PALMER
HELICANUS, lord of Tyre Christopher SEWELL
CLEON, governor of Tarsus Peter PALMER
DIONYZA, wife of Cleon Liz TURNER
Three FISHERFOLK of Pentapolis Emma GRAY
Lynda GRAY
Dorothy SMITH
SIMONIDES, King of Pentapolis Gerry CAVELL
THAISA, Daughter of Simonides Jessica ROBINSON
LYGHORIDA, a nurse Elizabeth VARNEY
CERIMON, a lord of Ephesus Alan DALE
a GENTLEMAN of Ephesus Nathan SEWELL
LEONINE, servant to Dionyza Elizabeth VARNEY
MARINA, Daughter of Pericles Emma O’BRIEN
Three PIRATES Emma GRAY
Lynda GRAY
Dorothy SMITH
BAWD of the Mytilene brothel Janice PERRY
BOULT, servant of the bawd Dick WARING
LYSIMACHUS, governor of Mytilene Andrew SPENCER
DIANA, goddess of chastity Janice PERRY
Directed and Designed by DIXON & DART in collaboration with
Noel Grieg, Janice Perry and Dick Waring
Production Manager Lee BOXHALL
Wardrobe Heather JOINER
Sue WICKS
Susan SCARFE
Stage Manager Bob GRAY
Deputy Stage Manager Siobhann TIGHE
Assistant Stage Manager Nicholas GRAY
Production Assistants Angela BUSER-MITCHELL
Karl BROWN
Box Office Managers Nan and Kev KEVILL
Production Photographs Sarah AINSLIE
Poster Illustration Quentin BLAKE
Administration Liz TURNER