Read the press reviews for Tamara Harvey's Pericles

  • Swan Theatre

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Until 21 Sep 2024 Book Tickets
  • Running time:

    2 hrs 40 mins (including a 20 mins interval)

Next performance:

17 September, 7:30PM

Swan Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon

★★★★Guardian

‘Pericles could not have been done better’

‘Alfred Enoch rules the stage’

‘Proves its beauties to be equally deep and its political intelligence acute’

★★★★Telegraph

‘Triumphant production’

‘The RSC’s bold choice has paid off and they have here an unlikely hit on their hands’

★★★★WhatsOnStage

‘Harvey’s magical production lets you see both why it was so popular when it first appeared…and why it deserves reviving’

‘Humorous as well as touching, full of tentative affection’

‘Alfred Enoch’s Pericles engages from the very beginning’

★★★★Reviews Hub

‘Tamara Harvey’s debut RSC production is a great example of clear storytelling…from a talented cast’

‘Claire Van Kampen is at the top of her game with an elegant and beautiful score’

‘The shining star at the heart of the production is Rachelle Diedericks as Marina’

★★★★★Broadway World

‘Alfred Enoch and Rachelle Diedericks are wondrous as Pericles and Marina’

‘Tamara Harvey’s vision for this play is nothing short of astounding’

★★★★★West End Best Friend

‘With Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster’s engaging movement and tableaux and Claire Van Kampen’s delightful musical interventions, Harvey creates a visual delight’

‘Christian Patterson…joyous stage presence and lovely comic timing and asides is a masterclass in audience engagement and a delight to watch and laugh with’

‘Tamara Harvey’s wonderful production makes it accessible and visually appealing, and is exactly what the RSC should be staging’