Birds of Paradise Theatre Company

Scotland's touring theatre company promoting disabled artists and supporting the arts sector

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Three people in a sitting room with wooden shelves and benches. In the middle there is a teenage boy sat on the floor, he is hugging his knees to his chest. A bald man in a jumper and jeans sits on a bench on the left and looks down at the boy. To the right there is a woman in a pink top lying on a bench with her arms out wide.

Productions â–º  

Clutter Keeps Company

The shows are in town. Scream if you want to go faster!

It’s a school night… your mum’s at work and your dad’s away. Your sister is supposed to be looking after you. Instead she’s wearing bright red lipstick and a tartan miniskirt. And you? You’re tucked up in bed, with a tape cassette under the pillow, dreaming of jellyfish… or are you?

Birds of Paradise returns with a bittersweet comedy thriller about running away from an unholy mess and plunging into utter chaos!

As well as performances in Scotland, Clutter Keeps Company will also tour to Italy and Hungary.

All performances are surtitled and audio description is embedded within the text. There is a British Sign Language performance at Tramway on Thursday 18 February.

Written by the acclaimed playwright, Davey Anderson, whose credits include NTS’s Black Watch, Architecting, Rupture and Be Near Me.

The Team

Scott Fletcher – Stevie, Narrator
Jo Freer – Julie, Brenda, Narrator
Keith Macpherson – Jim, Richard, Narrator
Nickie Miles-Wildin – Gemma, Maureen, Narrator
Morven Gregor – Director
Davey Anderson – Writer
Hazel Blue – Designer
Lindsay John – Choreographer
Roy Fairhead – Production Manager
Kay Hesford – Technical Stage Manager
Linsey Johnstone – Stage Manager

Tour Dates

Tue 16 – Sat 20 Feb 2010
Tramway

Glasgow

Tue 23 Feb 2010
Mull Theatre @ Druimfin

Tobermory

Wed 24 Feb 2010
Taynuilt Village Hall
Fri 26 Feb 2010
An Lanntair

Stornoway

Tue 2 Mar 2010
New Deer Public Hall

Turriff

Thu 4 Mar 2010
Dornie Hall
Sat 6 Mar 2010
Hopeman Memorial Hall

Elgin

Tue 16 Mar 2010
Tullynessle & Forbes Hall

Alford

Thu 18 Mar 2010
Paisley Arts Centre
Fri 19 Mar 2010
CatStrand

New Galloway

Mon 22 Mar 2010
The Out of the Blue Drill Hall

Edinburgh

Thu 13 May 2010 @ 7pm
Platform

Easterhouse, Glasgow

Fri 14 May 2010 @ 8pm
Cumbernauld Theatre
Sat 15 May 2010 @ 7.30pm
Byre Theatre

St Andrews

Thu 20 May 2010 @ 7.30pm
Eastwood Park Theatre

Giffnock

Fri 21 May 2010 @ 7.30pm
Woodend Barn

Banchory

Mon 31 May & Tues 1 June 2010
Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria

1028 Budapest, Templom u. 2-10
Hungary

Friday 4th June 2010 @ 9pm
TEATRO ODEON LUMEZZANE

Lumezzane, Italy

Reviews

“..brilliantly energetic, with some lovely poetic moments and lots of truly witty character-based humour”
The List
“..a solid tale, well told”
The Skinny

Photos & Videos

Four people gather, squinting and looking into a bright light. They are all wearing normal, modern-day clothes.
A teenage boy in jeans and a hoodie crouches, he has a spotlight on him. We see darkened figures in the background watching him.
Three people in a sitting room with wooden shelves and benches. In the middle there is a teenage boy sat on the floor, he is hugging his knees to his chest. A bald man in a jumper and jeans sits on a bench on the left and looks down at the boy. To the right there is a woman in a pink top lying on a bench with her arms out wide.
A close up of a petite blonde woman. She is wearing a long sleeve white top with a blue dress over it. She is wearing a white cowboy hat and appears to be pulling on a tasseled brown waistcoat.
A blonde woman holding a cowboy hat stands and leans in to talk to a teenage boy who is sat on the floor. A bald man and a woman with long brown hair look on while sitting on benches on opposite ends of the stage.
The stage is washed with a blue light, as if from a TV at the front. The set appears to be a sitting room. We see a teenage boy sat on the floor, looking into the source of the light. A bald man sits on a bench behind him talking.
A close up of a young woman with long dark hair. She is wearing a V neck pink jumper and a tartan skirt. She appears to be putting makeup on her eyebrows.
Four people gather and look at a light source off stage, they are watching it as if it is a TV. They look intrigued

Listen to the Audio Programme