What happens when grief spills into everything around you?
Deluge takes the chaos of heartbreak and transforms it into a surreal, funny and unexpectedly tender theatrical journey. After a breakup, one woman tries to keep her thoughts under control... but suddenly she is stuck on ladders, battling Komodo dragons, dealing with leaking ceilings and surrounded by multiplying jam jars.
Inspired by over 40 real life stories collected through social media, Deluge weaves real stories with fiction, drawing on clown, movement, dance, live music and video projections to explore grief, healing and the strange ways we cope when life falls apart. Absurd, heartfelt and full of imagination, it turns emotional chaos into something deeply and recognisably human.
Cast & Creative Team
Conceived and performed by Gabi Flares
Directed by Andrea Maciel
Dramaturgy by Andrea Macie l& Gabi Flares
Video Projection Consultancy by Julio Parente
Costume Designer by Anouk Van der Zee
Sound Design and Original Music by Lily Rae
Piano Compositions by Gabi Flares, Lily Rae and Thiago Vivas
Associate director: Maddie Maycok
Reviews
Incredibly beautifully written with effortless alternation between comedy and horror
- Spy in the Stalls
★★★★
Her impish humour cuts through the sadness and emphasises the absurdity of grief.
- British Theatre Guide
★★★★
Very artsy, very meaningful and, yes, replete with expressive dance. And I am totally absorbed
- Bouquets & Brickbats
★★★★1/2
Company: GABI FLARES & ANDREA MACIEL
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Venues:
Venue Accessibility:Assistance Dogs WelcomeWheelchair AccessibleAccessible Toilet This is combined information – if this event is happening across multiple venues, please be aware this may not be applicable across all performances.For any queries about venue accessibility, including step free access, please contact box office. Age suitability: 12+ (Guideline)Babes in Arms policy: Under 2's are not allowed at this event.
Assistance Dogs Welcome 
Wheelchair Accessible 
Accessible Toilet This is combined information – if this event is happening across multiple venues, please be aware this may not be applicable across all performances.For any queries about venue accessibility, including step free access, please contact box office. Age suitability: 12+ (Guideline)Babes in Arms policy: Under 2's are not allowed at this event.
