The Lapwing Act at The Playground Theatre

'Nobody is quite sure when lapwings roosting on roofs in the North West really began.’  

The Playground Theatre proudly presents The Lapwing Act, a theatrical adaptation of a chapter from Patrick Galbraith’s critically acclaimed book, In Search of One Last Song, for three nights only. This adaptation is co-edited byEloïse Poulton and Patrick Galbraith and staged by Anthony Biggs. Including video design by Matt Feldman, sculptures created by Jack Anthony Taylor and improvised sound design by Dom Bouffard, The Lapwing Act will fly audiences through time and place from Rochdale to West Wales, via canals, motorway flyovers, and the Manchester Mosses.

This is a haunting exploration of presence and absence. The fate of the lapwing, a beautiful iridescent wading bird is bound up with the march of time, with progress and destruction. 

POST-SHOW DISCUSSION

Wednesday 10th 
Tom Pickard and Emily Oldfield 

Thursday 11th 
Noreen Masud 

Friday 12th 
Richard Smyth and Katrina Porteous