Birdcatcher

A Pentabus production in association with Papatango Theatre Company and Middle Child Theatre
Birdcatcher
A new play by Laura Waldren
Directed by Elle While
Birdcatcheris a darkly comic drama about a teenage girl navigating life inside a doomsdaycult.
Set in East Yorkshire, the play shines a light on the murky, repressive underworld of religious "high
control groups" in the UK - and asks how you find yourself in a world you think is about to end.
Pentabus is the Nation's Rural Theatre. This inaugural production is directed by BAFTA winning
Artistic Director Elle While (Mother Courage, Richard III Shakespeare's Globe) and written by rising
star and award-winning playwright Laura Waldren, whose first play Some Demon won the 2023
Papatango Prize.'One of British theatre's unsung treasures' The Guardian on Pentabus
A work that suggests a major talent ... one of my plays of the yearWhatsOnStage on Some DemonAn astonishing debut ... Ambitious, astute and utterly grippingThe Telegraph on Some DemonAccess
Suitable for ages 12+
(AD) This show is accessible for blind and partially sighted audiences, with Audio Description
Integrated into every performance.Some Demon [additional press quotes]Incredibly rich, powerful and straightforwardly dramatic writing ... a highly intelligent, deeply movingAnd powerful engagement with those who struggle to live in the worldTheatre WeeklyA gem of a play ... It feels like a ready-made TV project. Any Netflix executive looking for a hit seriesWill want to commission this on the spotThe SpectatorWww.Pentabus.Co.UK