Birds by Ciarán Haggerty

TRIGGER WARNING

We don’t want to spoil anyone’s experience of Tinderbox’s new play “Birds of passage in the half-light” by giving too much away. However we are conscious that moments of the play may be particularly distressing for some individuals. So please be advised that this production contains: Flashing projected imagery. Sudden loud noises. Adult language. Sexual situations. Adult humour and content. Reference to rape and abortion. Issues surrounding mental health.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE

BEHIND THE SCENES

PHOTOGRAPHY CARRIE DAVENPORT

MEET THE CAST

Fiona is an actor and theatre maker, originally from Lurgan and now living in Kinsale, County Cork. She trained at L’Ecole de Mime Corporeal Dramatique in London and was a core ensemble player with Blue Raincoat Theatre Company for over 20 years. Fiona is Artistic Director at Painted Bird Productions. Previous/Ongoing theatre work includes HOME Theatre Project at An Draiocht for DTF, Death of A Naturalist, (Painted Bird) at Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Toilers – Her Lost Play (Painted Bird) at Cork Midsummer Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival (Painted Bird), The Cat and The Moon and The Only Jealousy of Emer (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At

The

Hawks

Well

(Blue

Raincoat

Theatre

Company), Love Girl Love (Quarter Block Party), Playboy of the Western World (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), Between Trees and Water (Painted Bird), Losha (Monkeyshine), The Bear (Painted Bird), Rhinoceros (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At Swim Two Birds (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), The Third Policeman (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company) Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass

(Abbey

Theatre/Blue

Raincoat

Peacock

partners) and Translations for The Abbey Theatre. Fiona was awarded the Fishamble Best New Writing Award with co-writer Thomas Conway, for Between Trees and Water at Dublin Fringe Festival

FIONA MCGEOWN

THEATRE MAKERS

PATRICK J O’REILLY - DIRECTOR Patrick is a theatre maker/performer based in Belfast Northern Ireland. Since 2016, Patrick has

been appointed as Artistic

Director for Tinderbox Theatre Company based in Belfast where he has implemented a vision of liberation and playfulness for the development and celebration of artistic collaboration in Ireland. His greatest passion lies in the roots of shamanism, ritual and the mask; to connect with the sacred nature of theatre to engage our communities to the power of performance in theatre. His training initially followed a vocational path receiving a BA Hons in Brighton back in 2003. He subsequently worked as an actor and writer for 7 years before finishing studies at the Le Coq school in Paris. He aspires to work in true collaboration with artists, participants and audiences. He believes creativity is a shared experience where we all are equally responsible in creating space and sharing stories as an interdependent ecology.

KAT WOODS - WRITER Ciaran Haggerty is a graduate of The International Film School of Wales. Ciaran has worked with a variety of companies within the creative arts sector, including Pintsized Productions, Three’s Theatre Company, Framed Arts, Manifesto Poetico, Everything in Between, and Outburst Queer Arts Festival. Runner up for an E4/Channel 4 pilot writers scheme. Most recently, Ciaran has worked with choreographer Jennifer Rooney on a short film called FLIGHT for One Dance UK and BBC arts, which is available to watch on BBC Previous/Ongoing theatre work includes HOME Theatre Project at An Draiocht for DTF, Death of A Naturalist, (Painted Bird) at Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Toilers – Her Lost Play (Painted Bird) at Cork Midsummer Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival (Painted Bird), The Cat and The Moon and The Only Jealousy of Emer (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At The Hawks Well (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), Love Girl Love (

MEET THE CAST

FIONA MCGEOWN - SET DESIGNER Previous/Ongoing theatre work includes HOME Theatre Project at An Draiocht for DTF, Death of A Naturalist, (Painted Bird) at Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Toilers – Her Lost Play (Painted Bird) at Cork Midsummer Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival (Painted Bird), The Cat and The Moon and The Only Jealousy of Emer (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At The Hawks Well (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), Love Girl Love (Quarter Block Party), Playboy of the Western World (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), Between Trees and Water (Painted Bird), Losha (Monkeyshine), The Bear (Painted Bird), Rhinoceros (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At Swim Two Birds (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), The Third Policeman (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company) Alice in Wonderland and Alice

FIONA MCGEOWN - SOUND DESIGNER Previous/Ongoing theatre work includes HOME Theatre Project at An Draiocht for DTF, Death of A Naturalist, (Painted Bird) at Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Toilers – Her Lost Play (Painted Bird) at Cork Midsummer Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival (Painted Bird), The Cat and The Moon and The Only Jealousy of Emer (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At The Hawks Well (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), Love Girl Love (Quarter Block Party), Playboy of the Western World (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), Between Trees and Water (Painted Bird), Losha (Monkeyshine), The Bear (Painted Bird), Rhinoceros (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At Swim Two Birds (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), The Third Policeman (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company) Alice in Wonderland and Alice

THEATRE MAKERS

SOPHIE THOMPSON - STAGE MANAGER Previous/Ongoing theatre work includes HOME Theatre Project at An Draiocht for DTF, Death of A Naturalist, (Painted Bird) at Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Toilers – Her Lost Play (Painted Bird) at Cork Midsummer Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival (Painted Bird), The Cat and The Moon and The Only Jealousy of Emer (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At The Hawks Well (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), Love Girl Love (Quarter Block Party), Playboy of the Western World (Blue Raincoat Theatre

FERGUS KELLY - - COMPANY MANAGER Previous/Ongoing theatre work includes HOME Theatre Project at An Draiocht for DTF, Death of A Naturalist, (Painted Bird) at Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Toilers – Her Lost Play (Painted Bird) at Cork Midsummer Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival (Painted Bird), The Cat and The Moon and The Only Jealousy of Emer (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At The Hawks Well (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), Love Girl Love (Quarter Block Party), Playboy of the Western World (Blue Raincoat Theatre

ISAAC GIBSON - SOUND DESIGNER Isaac Gibson is an award-winning Northern Irish DJ, producer & designer with more than 10 years of experience in the music industry and is currently studying for a doctor of philosophy (PhD) At the School of arts English and language a Queens University Belfast. His work focuses on music technology, socially engaged sonic arts and sound design. He has worked on the music and sign design of many short films and theatrical productions presented at the Lyric Theatre, the Mac theatre and various international institutions.

THEATRE MAKERS

TRACY LINDSAY - SET DESIGN Previous/Ongoing theatre work includes HOME Theatre Project at An Draiocht for DTF, Death of A Naturalist, (Painted Bird) at Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Toilers – Her Lost Play (Painted Bird) at Cork Midsummer Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival (Painted Bird), The Cat and The Moon and The Only Jealousy of Emer (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), At The Hawks Well (Blue Raincoat Theatre Company), Love Girl Love (Quarter Block Party), Playboy of the Western World (Blue Raincoat Theatre

EDNA KENNY - COSTUME DESIGNER Edna Is an award-winning Costume designer based in Belfast. He also works as a prop costume maker textile artist, leather worker and milliner for theatre film and TV. He has created work for companies including ENO, NI opera, ROH covent Gardens, National Theatre London, Sadlers Wells and Lyceum Theatre London, Tokyo ballet, Opera du Montpellier. Film and TV includes Dungeons & Dragons, The Northmen, Game of Thrones, Frankenstein Chronicles the Golden compass city of Ember Pirates of the Caribbean 2, King Arthur, and Ella Enchanted.

MARY TUMELTY - LIGHTING DESIGNER Ciaran Haggerty is a graduate of The International Film School of Wales. Ciaran has worked with a variety of companies within the creative arts sector, including Pintsized Productions, Three’s Theatre Company, Framed Arts, Manifesto Poetico, Everything in Between, and Outburst Queer Arts Festival. Runner up for an E4/Channel 4 pilot writers scheme. Most recently, Ciaran has worked with choreographer Jennifer Rooney on a short film called FLIGHT for One Dance UK and BBC arts, which is available to watch on BBC Iplayer.

THEATRE MAKERS

ALICE MALSEED - COMPANY MANAGER Edna Is an award-winning Costume designer based in Belfast. He also works as a prop costume maker textile artist, leather worker and milliner for theatre film and TV. He has created work for companies including ENO, NI opera, ROH covent Gardens, National Theatre London, Sadlers Wells and Lyceum Theatre London, Tokyo ballet, Opera du Montpellier. Film and TV includes Dungeons & Dragons, The Northmen, Game of Thrones, Frankenstein Chronicles the Golden compass city of Ember Pirates of the Caribbean 2, King Arthur, and Ella Enchanted.

CIARAN HAGGERTY - CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER Ciaran Haggerty is a graduate of The International Film School of Wales. Ciaran has worked with a variety of companies within the creative arts sector, including Pintsized Productions, Three’s Theatre Company, Framed Arts, Manifesto Poetico, Everything in Between, and Outburst Queer Arts Festival. Runner up for an E4/Channel 4 pilot writers scheme. Most recently, Ciaran has worked with choreographer Jennifer Rooney on a short film called FLIGHT for One Dance UK and BBC arts, which is available to watch on BBC Iplayer.

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