Blackbird

Overview:

She was 12 and he was 40.

Inspired by a true story, Blackbird is a riveting play that raises challenging questions about society, morality and how the past irrevocably effects the present.

Written by Scottish playwright David Harrower, Blackbird exposes the story of two people who shared a forbidden relationship fifteen years earlier. Una confronts Ray at his workplace, and the unflinching study of their affair that follows reveals the brutal truth of unconventional love with shattering consequences.

Blackbird stars 2010 Helpmann Award winning actor Humphrey Bower (Richard III - Melbourne Theatre Company, City Homicide - Network 7) and Anna Houston (Tender Napalm - Perth Theatre Company, As You Like It - Bell Shakespeare Company).

Regarded as one of contemporary theatre’s most significant and celebrated writers, Harrower’s Blackbird was a five-star smash hit of the Edinburgh Festival and has gone on to be internationally recognised as a modern masterpiece.

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Warning: suitable for audiences 15+

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