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'Breathtaking...The intimacy of The Tabard makes this production an education in stage craft as well as an education in the proverbial “life”. I’m so pleased I saw this. Catch this ride while you still can.' LondonTheatre1
'This is a terrific play...a smashing cast, faultlessly directed by Amanda Root and we’re lucky to have it at The Tabard.' ChiswickW4
'Deeply poignant' The London Economic
'Intriguing and entirely innovative' A Younger Theatre
'Astounding' RemoteGoat
Bluebird follows
Jimmy, a mini cab driver, over the course of one
night in London, exploring the city’s A-roads, back
alleys and the lives that dwell around them. Jimmy
listens as his ‘fares’ tell their individual stories
in the back of his Nissan. He hears from a father
mourning the murder of his daughter, a bouncer’s
memory of a violent night at his club, a
disillusioned engineer of London’s underground, as
well as, finally, Jimmy’s estranged wife Claire.
Because as it turns out, Jimmy’s own is the darkest
story of all. Simon Stephens’
Bluebird, which premiered at the Royal Court in
1998, reveals the compassion and comedy of everyday
life as Jimmy and his passengers uncover a shared
loneliness that speaks louder than their words. Simon Stephens
is an award-winning playwright, and the Artistic
Associate of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. He has
won the Olivier Award for Best New Play twice, once
for On the Shore of the Wide World in 2005, and
recently in 2013 for The Curious Incident of the Dog
in the Night-Time. Press on Simon
Stephens: Mark Griffin will understudy Malcolm Freeman, in the role of Jimmy, on 19, 22 and 28 May Lisa Gorgin will understudy Selena Giles, in the role of Clare, on 19, 22 and 28 May
Marie-Francoise Wolff will replace Emma Louise-Saunders from
the 19 May
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