![]() Puppets are laughter-raising (a toy duck) and terrifying (bird skull-wearing soldiers) masked characters bring to moving life the story-within-the-story, written by Jimmie’s late mother and read to the illiterate girl by Subhi.Īt times, S Shakthidharan’s adaptation feels shaky, more like a sequence of scenes than a fully developed drama. Video projections illustrate tales being told (seascapes, skyscapes, the eponymous bird realised by Daniel Denton and Maha Alomari). ![]() The stage picture powerfully counterpoints impressions of confinement and freedom: Miriam Nabarro’s set silhouettes space-enclosing wire fences against the seemingly endless, colour-washed horizons suggested by Ben Cowens’s lighting. Presentationally, director Esther Richardson’s production is impressive. ![]() It does, but not before vicious guard Beaver (Mackenzie Scott) has taken a terrible revenge. ![]() As the pair share their stories, Queenie and Somali refugee Eli (Elmi Rashid Elmi) take surreptitious photographs to send to the press in the hope that the unfolding story of appalling conditions within the camp will reach the outer world. ![]()
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