Three Birds

Synopsis

Siblings Tiana, Tionne and Tanika have found themselves home alone. Tiana's keeping it all together by taking charge of housework and homework. But Tionne's experiments are getting stranger and Tanika's starting to act up. As the outside world begins to press in, the three will do anything to keep their secret safe from the adults who come to call. A startling and darkly comic drama about childhood, family and fantasy. Set in South East London, Three Birds by London writer Janice Okoh was the winner of the 2011 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

Our Review:

1 March 2013

It is exciting to attend a world premiere particularly when the writer of Three Birds has, in return for her hard work, won a long stint at the Royal Exchange Studio Theatre.

For Janice Okoh is the 2011 winner of the Bruntwood competition for playwriting conducted annually by the theatre. Her dark comedy, set in East London, will later go to the Bush Theatre in Hammersmith. The writer is clearly honoured to have her work directed by the renowned Sarah Frankcom, the RET’s Artistic Director.

The birds within the title are not of the feathered variety but two young girls and their brother, left alone to fend for themselves or flee the nest. Substitute mother is Tiana. In that role, Michaela Coel looks after the house and checks on her sister’s homework.  Although she appears confident, she is basically immature and dreams of living in a big, posh house.

Meanwhile, Tionne (Jahvel Hall) is decidedly odd spending his time doing outland...

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