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Flute Theatre hosts virtual Shakespeare Festival for autistic individuals and their families

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Since March 2020, Flute Theatre has made over 700 online performances for autistic individuals and their families. Now they are presenting a digital Shakespeare festival from 7 June – 16 July, with three productions available to watch.
The Tempest from Flute Theatre
The Tempest from Flute Theatre

Two previous Flute Theatre productions will feature in the project: Shakespeare’s Pericles and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. These will sit alongside their newly commissioned The Tempest – created in association with Teatro La Plaza.

Flute Theatre’s Shakespeare Festival has been created and developed with international partners: Teatro La Plaza in Lima, Peru, Escuela Monserrat Montera from Granollers, Spain and Samatha Learning Centre in Bangalore, India.

The productions include sensory games, tailored to the specific needs of the participants. Interactive methods are musical, funny, and physical; create a unique experience shared between actors and autistic participants in one-to-one performances. From 7 June, the productions will be available online for 6 weeks

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