Blending science, storytelling, music and video, Birdsong of Tomorrow by Nathan Harrison is a playful and heartfelt look at the rapidly changing environment – and what birds might sing when we’re gone.
The wandering albatross. The buff-breasted paradise kingfisher. The superb fairywren. Every day across this country, birds sing. Songs passed down through generations.
Songs of a world that’s gone and a world that’s changing. Birds fill every part of the planet with melody and colour. They soar and swim and run. And a lot of them are chickens.
Nathan Harrison (Hottest 100 of Animals: A Countdown for the Anthropocene) is a professional theatre-maker and an amateur birdwatcher, who has seen roughly 150 varieties in the last year alone.
Director: Emma McManus | Featuring: Nathan Harrison | Composer & Sound Designer: Tom Hogan | Video & Production Designers: Clare Britton, Troy Reid, Solomon Thomas | Stage Manager: Madelaine Osborn
Birdsong of Tomorrow
The Old Fitz Theatre, 129 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo
Season: 24 August – 6 September 2025 (previews: 21 – 23 August)
Information and Bookings: www.griffintheatre.com.au
Image: Nathan Harrison stars in Birdsong of Tomorrow – courtesy of Griffin Theatre Company (Creative Direction: Susu Studio | Photographer: Brett Boardman | 3D Artist: Luca Dante)