Blackbird: A Play by David Harrower

Arts and Culture
Schedule/Venue

Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium

RCBC Plaza
6819 Ayala Ave. corner Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Salcedo Village, Makati
Metro Manila, Philippines

About the Event

Theater veteran Bart Guingona and Mikkie Bradshaw - Volante will portray the roles of Ray and Una in the forthcoming play Blackbird written by David Harrower.

Blackbird

About the play:

Una, a 27-year-old woman, comes to visit Ray, a 55-year-old man, at his office. They are clearly not comfortable in other's company, and we soon find out why: 15 years before, when Una was only twelve, Ray seduced Una over the course of three months and finally took her away to a hotel for the weekend. Ray spent several years in prison for statutory rape, and Una was ostracized from her community after the incident. Now, she has found him by accident, and the play delves into their complex feelings for each other. Though clearly, and definitional, sexual abuse has occurred, the play that ensues is also part of a love story -- a horrible love story, but a love story all the same.

Blackbird

Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Play, Blackbird is a deeply complex portrayal of two people whose ruined lives are inextricably intertwined.

CAST:
BART GUINGONA as RAY
MIKKIE BRADSHAW – VOLANTE as UNA

Artistic Team
Playwright David Harrower
Direction Topper Fabregas
Set design Joey Mendoza
Lights design John Batalla
Sounds design Jethro Joaquin
Photography Paul Lao
Poster Design Steven Tansiongco

Ticket Price:
PhP 1,200.00 | Orchestra center
PhP 1,000.00 | Orchestra sides and orchestra back
PhP    800.00 | Loge
PhP    500.00 | Balcony

For inquiries, please contact Dodo Lim (Producer) +63928-507-2924, Ivy Baggao (Prod Manager) +63915-467-6443.