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MAN COVETS BIRD

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A boy wakes one day and finds he is a man. He can recognise the stranger in the mirror, but his parents, his town, they cannot. He finds a bird that cannot fly, and together they take off. In a city they come across, they begin to build a nest, a nest that will hold a man and a bird. But a city is a busy place and nest-building is a big job, and soon there are other things to do. Soon there are only other things to do. One day a man realises... he is ready to fly.

Commissioned by Slingsby and premiered 2010 at the Adelaide Festival directed Andy Packer.

"The magic which is Man Covets Bird cannot possibly be described in writing... If more theatre were like this, the world would be a magical place indeed." - Australian Stage

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  • magic realism
  • 70
  • 1 total
  • 1 male identifying
  • 18+
  • all ages, children, teen
  • Australian Script Centre


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REVIEW: MAN COVETS BIRD BY FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER

CAMERON WOODHEAD, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 13 AUGUST 2012

"Man Covets Bird is vivid and charming children's theatre, first seen at the Adelaide Festival in 2010. Like most classic works of storytelling for children, it appeals also to adults and has a richer, more edifying lightness for letting in life's darkness."

REVIEW: MAN COVETS BIRD BY FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER

JANE HOWARD, AUSTRALIAN STAGE, 6 MARCH 2010

"As soon as you step into the Space Theatre for Man Covets Bird, you are transported into another world."

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