Don't Forget the Birds

“I sucked in the cold air. Proper fresh air for the first time. I looked at the big sky and it was like being reborn again.”

The true story of a mother and a daughter. Prison took one away. On release, they had to find each other and themselves again.

From the makers of Key Change, winner of the prestigious Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award and a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Open Clasp have built a long relationship with this family; the mother was an original collaborator on award-winning Key Change. Now touring nationally, this was originally developed through a seed commission with Queens Hall Arts and Black Theatre Live.

Written by Catrina McHugh MBE
Directed by Laura Lindow

'Exquisite. Singing with an everyday poetry.
The Guardian on Key Change