Blackbird

Blackbird is a play by David Harrower (1966-)[1]

Also written as BlackBird in some sources.

The original text

Inspired in part by the crimes of sex offender Toby Studebaker, the piece depicts a young woman meeting a middle-aged man fifteen years after being sexually abused by him when she was twelve.

The play was commissioned by the Edinburgh International Festival and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh, and had its premiere at festival in 2005 , directed by Peter Stein.

It then opened at the West End Albery Theatre in February 2006,

Translations and adaptations

A film version called Una premiered in September 2016 at the Telluride Film Festival.

Performance history in South Africa

2007: Directed: Jeremy Herrin. Cast: John Vine (Ray), Katie Wimpenny (Una) at the Market Theatre.

2011: Presented at the Golden Arrow Studio of the Baxter Theatre Centre, from 22 March to 9 April, directed by Bo Petersen, with Warrick Grier, Deborah Vieyra, Rebekah Nathan and Lucy Giffard.

Sources

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_(play)

https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/?showid=7459&offset=2850

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