Grandchildren of the Blitz

This weekend saw the final performances of Blackbirds take place at the newly opened Canada Water Culture Space. The Culture...

It’s been another very busy week for the Blackbirds team! From last Tuesday the technical team were turning the Pumphouse...

Please share with us your comments, feedback and memories from the Blackbirds performances at The Albany this October.

Congratulations to the Blackbirds cast on a successful and memorable return! In case you didn’t know, Blackbirds has returned this...

Congratulations Blackbirds! Thanks so much for your hard work over the last couple of weeks and I hope the experience...

Audience members, cast and crew that know audience members, please share your Blackbirds feedback with us…

Well done for last night!! It felt like quite an epic moment to be launching Blackbirds into the world and it looks...

The day of Blackbirds – or B-day as it shall now be known – is nearly here….. The troops are...

******* UPDATED REHEARSAL SCHEDULE********* Hello! Hope that you are enjoying the sunshine… Just to alert your attention to our newly...

What a lovely day eh? Just a quick one to say that it will be a full company call for...

Hot off the paintbrush…here we go. The costume designs for Blackbirds First off – the Grownups Hot off the paintbrush, here...

Friday 18 March 2011 Just a quick call-out to teenagers – if you can only make one of next week’s...

As promised, here are some details of what we will be doing next week and who we will need: WEDNESDAY...

Just a quick one to say that it is a full company call tomorrow i.e. we need everyone! See you...

Yesterday evening, Pip and Alice took us through their respective design/costume ideas. It seemed to bring everyone another inch closer...

Performance Schedule The performances dates and times have now been finalised and are as follows: Preview:                   Sunday 8th May, 7.30pm Performance...

…but some very strong performers! Spreading over several spaces, we worked on a number of different scenes. We resurrected the...

..in Dilston Grove. And thankfully there is not a bomb in sight. Last Friday, we had a merry little trip...

With the scripts hot off the press, our assembled company of 30 sat down to read what writer Simon Startin...

On Thursday’s session, we did some more work on public sheltering. First of all, houses 8-13 got back into their...

Last night, the sirens sounded on Mayflower Street. We gathered up our most treasured possessions and necessary bits and pieces...

The week before last, we all headed down to Mayflower street, just behind Bubble HQ, we looked at the buildings...

We had our tenth interview yesterday – with Daisy Edwards of Bermondsey. The full interview will be available on the...

Our Thursday intergenerational sessions are now well underway. In these sessions, we have been using extracts of the interviews, alongside...