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Pericles

by William Shakespeare (1607-8)

translated by Kazuko Matsuoka (2002)

Thelma Holt in association with HoriPro Inc and Saitama Arts Centre present the Ninagawa Company.

When Pericles, Prince of Tyre, solves the dark riddle set by the King of Antioch, he is forced to flee the country. Shipwrecked on the shores of Pentapolis, he weds Princess Thaisa, only to be parted in another sea-storm... His miraculous story takes place over sixteen years, and encompasses love, loss, incest, prostitution, kidnap and reconciliation.

Yukio Ninagawa first visited England with his celebrated productions of Macbeth and Medea at the National in 1987, returning with Suicide for Love in 1989. In 2002 Ninagawa was awarded an honorary CBE.

Critical acclaim for Macbeth at the National:
'I have never seen a production as achingly beautiful.' Guardian

'Leaves critics gasping for superlatives to describe the dramatic and, above all, visual brilliance.' Cosmopolitan

'Rarely have I seen a spectacle of such power and pathos... Ninagawa is a director of genius.' Sunday Telegraph

This production is in Japanese with English surtitles.

10 performances only: 28 March - 5 April 2003

Supported by
Makoto Moroi (President & General Director of Arts, Saitama Arts Foundation), The Agency for Cultural Affairs

NT visit supported by The Great Britain Sasakawa Founation

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