The Early Bird
T1342811608
Every five minutes a child goes missing. Debbie and Jack face the ultimate parental nightmare - the disappearance of their child - and find themselves thrown into a vicious cycle of recrimination and self-hatred. Butler's play delves into the underbelly of a couple's experience of becoming parents, revealing their fears, anxieties and repulsions; as well as exploring the vacuum that is left when the child is removed. In many ways Leo's most experimental play to date The Early Bird takes you deep inside the troubled and fractured minds of the traumatized, unlocking the door to the darkest corners of the human imagination. Real life husband and wife Catherine Cusack and Alex Palmer play Debbie and Jack, bringing an added intimacy and a depth to the portrayal of the grieving couple, as they relive their last memories of their daughter.
Archive :: production:T1342811608, play:S01300313453, venue:V199
Production details
Performance length 75mins with no interval
