The Birds (2022)
Produced by
Playwright: Emily Dix
Venue
Run
November 25th, 2022 – December 10th, 2022
Synopsis
The Birds is a new psychological thriller inspired by the Daphne DuMaurier short story and Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. New York socialite Daphne Daniels is headed to an old family cottage for a weekend of R&R with her brother and husband, but when her husband is unexpectedly delayed and their neighbours turn out to be Daphne’s old flame and his new girl, tensions run high.
Things take a bizarre turn when reports of violent bird attacks start with an anxious local (Chad Allen – The Expanse) then start flooding the airwaves, making the sudden crisis brings out everyone’s deepest fears and darkest convictions. Inspired by the toll isolation and political propaganda took on many during the past few years of the global COVID-19 pandemic, The Birds examines what happens when the line between truth and paranoia becomes dangerously blurred. (nowplayingtoronto.com)
Cast
| Anna Douglas | Daphne Douglas |
| Alex Clay | David Harper |
| Oliver Georgiou | Mitch Brenner |
| Kiera Publicover | Anna Hawthorne |
| Chad Allen | Hank |
| John Fleming | Radio Voice |
| Elizabeth Rose Morriss | Radio Voice |
Creative Team
| Emily Dix | Playwright |
| Emily Dix | Director |
| Wes Babcock | Lighting Designer |
| Wes Babcock | Set Designer |
| Emily Dix | Prop Designer |
| Emily Dix | Costume Designer |
| Julia Edda Pape | Apprentice Director |
| Sarah Allen | Set Assistant |
| Matt Richardson | Fight Director |
Production
| Kate McArthur | Stage Manager |
| Ainsley Munro | Production Assistant |
| Kiana Josette | Production Assistant |
| Emily Dix | Producer |
| Conor Fitzgerald | Producer |
| Jane Aster Roe | Associate Producer |
