21 August - 6 September Griffin Theatre Company in association with Old Fitz Theatre & Merrigong Theatre Company presents
BIRDSONG OF TOMORROW
Written by Nathan Harrison
Directed by Emma McManus
Time. Goes. On.
The wandering albatross. The buff-breasted paradise kingfisher. The superb fairywren. Every day across this country, birds sing. Songs passed down through generations. Songs of a world that’s gone and a world that’s changing. Birds fill every part of the planet with melody and colour. They soar and swim and run. And a lot of them are chickens.
Nathan Harrison (Hottest 100 of Animals: A Countdown for the Anthropocene) is a professional theatre-maker and an amateur birdwatcher, who has seen roughly 150 varieties in the last year alone. Blending science, storytelling, music and video, Birdsong of Tomorrow is a playful and heartfelt look at our rapidly changing environment— and what birds might sing when we’re gone.
Cast and Creative Team
Producing Company: Griffin Theatre Company & Merrigong Theatre Company
Writer & Performer: Nathan Harrison
Director: Emma McManus
Composer & Sound Designer: Tom Hogan
Video & Production Designers: Clare Britton, Troy Reid, Solomon Thomas
This project has been supported through residencies at Shopfront Arts Co-op and Theatre and Performance Studies, the University of Sydney.
This listing is updated as cast/creatives are confirmed in the lead-up to the production, and if there are changes to the team.
Dates + Ticketing
Season: 21/08 - 6/09 (previews 21/08 - 23/08, opening night [invitation only] 24/08)
Times: Tues-Fri 7pm, Sat 1pm & 7pm, Sun 5pm
Ticket Prices:
General Admission: $48
Approximate Run Time: 60 minutes
Content Warnings: Recommended for ages 14+