Boundless Theatre announces cast for Charlie Josephine’s FLIES at Shoreditch Town Hall

An exceptional cast of BRIT school actors and alumni will star in the long-awaited world premiere of Charlie Josephine’s Flies, which plays at Shoreditch Town Hall from 22 February-11 March 2023.

Following the critical success of Josephine’s trail-blazing I,  Joan (The Globe), the acclaimed writer will once again disrupt the narrative and challenge convention with their bold new play, inspired by the classic William Golding novel Lord of the  Flies.  

Co-produced and co-commissioned by Boundless Theatre and Shoreditch Town Hall, Flies will be brought to life by Afriya-Jasmine Nylander, Annabel Gray, Ellie-Rose Amit, Louisa Hamdi, Pearl  Adams, Rosa Amos and Willow Traynor, with most of these young actors making their  professional debuts in this production. It is designed by Cat Fuller and directed by Julia Head, who is the  Artistic Director of FullRogue, Company Director of YoungSixSix and an Associate Artist at Bristol Old Vic.  

Flies is an explosive take on the male gaze and how it continues to impact young women. It’s  about girls being looked at by boys. It’s about hitting puberty and being smacked by sexism: the  power and the shame, the pleasure and the fear that flies around your body when you’re  constantly being looked at. Questioning where they can find joyful and safe spaces that are free  from sexual objectification, this electric one-act piece explores how the male gaze permeates the stories we tell and how we tell those stories. Imagining a life free from the patriarchy, Flies dares to envision a truly feminist future for everyone.  

Charlie Josephine said: “I'm so excited to be making Flies! The creative team is sick, such  clever brains and big, big hearts wrestling with this piece with such care and humour. The young  performers are proper brilliant and proper brave. I can't wait for people to come see this.”

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