February 2014 will see us join forces with Heart of Hawick for a site-specific staging of one of the most celebrated and controversial plays of the past decade, David Harrower’s Blackbird. Read more …
A riveting and taboo-breaking study of illicit love and fiery sexual obsession Blackbird is a fittingly bold choice to celebrate Firebrand’s third anniversary.
Greg Wagland gives a strong performance, if a little distractingly full of pacing, nervous energy, and Romana Abercromby is great in a role which requires pathos, humour, vulnerability and wafer-thin sexual confidence.
An unforgettable exploration of pain, abuse and raw fury that makes it an absolute must-see this February.
Just in its third year, Firebrand is a young company with big ambitions. Performances like those in Blackbird fully cement their growing reputation.
It succeeds in keeping the audience hooked, never divulging too much information, with its Pintersque elliptical dialogue which reaches an illuminating yet perturbing crescendo.
Tower Mill, Hawick from Thursday February 20, 2014, until Saturday February 22, 2014.
Summerhall, Edinburgh from Wednesday February 26, 2014, until Saturday March 1, 2014.
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