2023 Edinburgh Fringe

Body Shop cucumber cleanser, satin bias-cut gowns, plucked eyebrows, muslin circular skirts, bleach-blonde hair, makeup and sex; the landscape of one man's youth is a rich tapestry of beautifully wrought objects and less beautifully wrought relationships. Trauma, loneliness and craftsmanship form a constellation of a seemingly futile yearning for love and belonging and a soul-deep craving to be seen; to experience genuine intimacy. His failure to find peace becomes impossible to ignore, forced inwards to meet himself, he seeks solace in the worlds of poetry and birds; the humble blackbird, Hardy's Darkling Thrush, may have the answer...

Audience participation, Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Scenes of a sexual nature, Strong language/swearing.