Flying Pickle Performing Arts is delighted to announce the return of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to Normansfield Theatre on 16th December 2023.
Flying Pickle Performing Arts is the creation of Sam and Georgie Devereaux. Sam is an actor, voice over, writer and producer. Georgie is a Stage Manager, Theatre Electrician, Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant and Director. They are also parents to two remarkable children, one of whom has Down’s Syndrome.
They founded this company because they passionately believe in the power of creative arts to empower individuals and help businesses grow. They also believe that the arts can help those in the SEN community to discover and develop their own potential.
Why Flying Pickle?
Why is this company called Flying Pickle Performing Arts? Well, the Flying Pickle is not a concept or a whimsical idea. The Flying Pickle is a very real person. She’s a little girl. She is our daughter.
Our daughter was born with Trisomy 21, better known as Down’s Syndrome. Contrary to my initial misplaced concern about her diagnosis, our daughter does not suffer with Down’s Syndrome. It is not a disease; it is part of who she is. Nor is it her defining characteristic. Her defining characteristics are empathy, humour, compassion, and a fierce determination to succeed in whatever she attempts.
She is an inspiration. That’s why she’s nicknamed, the Flying Pickle. The insights she has provided for me, and our entire family, into the extraordinary potential of humans inspired Georgie and I to create this performing arts company. When choosing a name for it, I’m sure you’ll agree it couldn’t have been anything else other than: FLYING PICKLE PERFORMING ARTS.
What is this company for?
We want to Bring Your Character Alive. Whether that is by performing for you ourselves or helping you to find the performance in yourself the objective is the same.
I have been a professional performing artist for over 15 years. I am also third generation in the industry so in a sense the theatre stage and the inside of a recording studio are all I’ve ever known! Georgie has been Stage Managing shows since she was 18 and has worked with some of the biggest names in British theatre.
It’s a been a privilege for us both to have spent so many years so close to the fascinating world of performance art. And this time, both on the stage and in front of the microphone, has convinced us of the extraordinary power of performance to connect people to the best version of themselves.
It’s our belief that we all play many people in our lives. Many of them unwittingly. Sometimes this allows us to stumble upon good ideas or to help people without realising it. But what if everyone, regardless of whether they are an actor, could harness the power of performance art techniques and disciplines to bring our own character alive? What if we could learn these techniques to become the best version of ourselves?
You’d be forgiven for thinking this sounds lofty and high-concept and not necessarily very practical! But trust me, there is a simple truth to be understood here. That by embracing the artist’s way of exploring and expressing yourself truthfully, sincerely, and fearlessly you can make your own life and your own work a much more productive and enjoyable place to be. And if you can do that, you’re participating in a small but beautiful way in making our world a better place too.
That’s why we founded Flying Pickle. To help people Bring Their Character Alive and make some art while we do it.
Here, you can realise an audiobook project, create your own voice over demo recordings, learn the ancient actor’s art of communication or enjoy an entertaining piece of theatre. Express yourself. Showcase yourself. Discover yourself. Free yourself. Let Flying Pickle Bring Your Character Alive!
– Sam Devereaux, Voice Actor and Flying Pickle Performing Arts Head of Studio
Find out more about what we do by reading our blog…
Announcing the charity Audiobook Recording of A Major Adjustment by Andy Merriman
Flying Pickle Performing Arts is delighted to announce we are in production for a charity audiobook recording of A Major Adjustment written by Andy Merriman.
Book Now for our 2022 Charity Performance of A Christmas Carol
Flying Pickle creative arts company presents A Christmas Carol on December 17 at 3PM and 8PM in support of Down’s Syndrome charity 21&Co and the Down’s Syndrome Association.
The Sergeant Frank Hardy Mysteries Anthology: Books 4-6 now on General Release
Flying Pickle Performing Arts is delighted to announce the release of Death In The Marsh by Wendy M. Wilson. This audiobook of the novel was produced by Flying Pickle and narrated by Sam Devereaux.
Julia Kerrison’s ‘Hope’ Exhibition to Open on July 23 in St Ives
Flying Pickle Performing Arts is delighted to share that our Fine Artist, Julia Kerrison is opening an exhibition of her work at the Salthouse Gallery in St Ives.
Flying Pickle Inclusion Statement
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child recognises ‘the right of the child to education…with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity.’ It further states that we should all work to ensure ‘that the disabled child has effective access to and receives education’. At Flying Pickle we take this responsibility very seriously.
Death In The Marsh now on General Release
Flying Pickle Performing Arts is delighted to announce the release of Death In The Marsh by Wendy M. Wilson. This audiobook of the novel was produced by Flying Pickle and narrated by Sam Devereaux.
Announcing a Christmas Carol
Flying Pickle creative arts company presents A Christmas Carol on December 17-18 at 8PM in support of Down’s Syndrome charity 21&Co and the Down’s Syndrome Association.
