The Birds

The Birds

By Daphne du Maurier, adapted by Louise Fox

16 May 2025 – 07 May 2025 Beckett Theatre

Malthouse Theatre,

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Overnight, the weather has turned in a small town. A war has been declared and there’s no one who can stop it.

One family sounds the warning, but what can you do when denial is as easy as keeping your head down?

Award-winning actor Paula Arundell (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) sends your pulse sky-rocketing in this adrenaline-shot adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic gothic horror that Hitchcock immortalised in film.

Lights off, headphones on, it is time to be immersed in a theatrical feat of audio engineering. Enter a nightmarish soundscape of flying feathers, murderous swoops and thrilling carnage directed by Matthew Lutton (responsible for making you scream during Picnic at Hanging Rock).

As you dodge and duck out of reach, just remember: the big-wigs in the city won’t save you.

Cast

Paula Arundell

Paula Arundell

TESSA (Actor)

Creatives

Louise Fox

Louise Fox

Adaptor

Matthew Lutton

Matthew Lutton

Director

Kat Chan

Kat Chan

Set & Costume Designer

Niklas Pajanti

Niklas Pajanti

Lighting Designer

J. David Franzke

J. David Franzke

Composer & Sound Designer

Gideon Cozens

Gideon Cozens

Sound Associate / Sound Operator

Marni Mount

Marni Mount

Assistant Director

Sidney Younger

Sidney Younger

Assistant Lighting Designer

Rhys Velasquez

Rhys Velasquez

Casting Director

Rosemary Osmond

Rosemary Osmond

Stage Manager

Erica Browne

Erica Browne

Lead Producer (Malthouse Theatre)

Patrick Jones

Scenic Art

David Wotherspoon

Set & Costume Intern

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