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Birdboy by award winning writer Nick Wood
Action Transport Theatre Company and Nottingham Roundabout Theatre Company
‘The whole class were unanimous
in the
excellence of the play and the actors’
Malcolm Mason, Deputy Head & Year 6 Teacher,
Highfields Primary School. Nantwich.
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On an ancient fortress, the site of King Caradoc’s last battle against the Romans, two boys swear a pact of friendship. Never to lie. Never to betray. Never to tell their secret…
“Birdboy” explores the unlikely friendship between two boys: Eddie, a bully, feared by his classmates at secondary school, and Tim, a loner, new to the area and just about to leave primary school.
As Eddie and Tim find themselves isolated at home and in the village, they escape up the Knoll; a landmark since Roman times, a battleground filled with the aura of conflict. Here they create their own den, a secret place for heroes. The only problem is, winter is setting in and Eddie won’t come down. As the snow falls, Tim must decide how to support his new friend – to deliver food to him or betray him?
“Birdboy” is an exciting play connecting to children’s experiences of family, isolation and fear. A play exploring the pleasures and pains of rural life for two boys on the verge of adolescence.
“Birdboy” is one of a new generation of plays for children. It is clearly targeted at a specific age group with specific concerns – yet it is rich enough to touch all those people who have been through that age. It is a play about transitions – from primary to secondary school, from loner to companion, from being a victim to taking control.
Supported by The Granada Foundation
Production Credits
Writer
Nick Wood
Director
Kevin Dyer
Designer
Caroline Thaw
Composer
Craig Vear
Stage Manager
Mike Francis
Cast
Tim Barton, Gareth Cooper,
Paul Dodds and Cerrianne Roberts
Performance Feedback...
“I wish I had a place to go like The Knoll and take my best friend there…Birdboy is so good I could watch it over and over again” Zoe Stubbs, Year 6, Highfield Primary, Nantwich.
“I really thought it was a brilliant performance and I haven’t seen a performance like it”
Lucy Bostock, Year 6, Highfield Primary, Nantwich.
“I was fortunate enough to see Birdboy last week and I am still wondering if Eddie dies or not”
Charlotte Ray Hampion, Year 6, Highfield Primary, Nantwich
“All the time I was looking for all the little things that made Eddie so real and I found everyone of them”
James Dolman, Year 6, Highfield Primary, Nantwich
“Now that I have seen one of your plays, I hope to see more”
Luke Chang, Year 6, Highfield Primary, Nantwich
“I am always the kind of boy who gets bored easily but Bird Boy kept me in the action all the way through”
Sam Overton, Year 6, Highfield Primary, Nantwich
