Audiences urged to flock to Batley, Mirfield and Dewsbury for brand new hen play

Poppy Hollman’s Twitchers, in affiliation with Mikron Theatre, primarily based in Marsden, will permit audiences to nest(le) down on this flight by way of birdwatching historical past, feathered with birdsong and unique reside music, to rejoice birds, birders and the RSPB.

Springwatch is coming to RSPB Shrikewing nature reserve and, as we meet raucous rooks and booming bitterns, we realise the birds of Shrikewing are its actual stars. Can Jess take inspiration from the RSPB’s tenacious feminine founders and draw on its historical past of campaigning to avoid wasting them? Can she discover her personal voice to boost a rallying cry for nature?

Playwright Poppy mentioned: “It’s a joy to write for Mikron and I’m delighted to be part of their 51st year of touring.

“Twitchers is about the RSPB, Europe’s largest conservation charity, and their struggles to protect birds and wildlife since 1889. The play offers a fun swoop into the colourful world of birds and birdwatching.

“Our feathered friends are the real stars of the show; you’ll see them flirting, bickering and making their own indelible impression on the plot.”

Twitchers is ready for Batley Library on Saturday, September 30, for a 1pm displaying, whereas audiences in Mirfield can see the manufacturing at Croft House Community Centre on Jackroyd Lane, on Sunday, October 15, at 2pm.

Dewsbury Library, on Railway Street, will play host to the manufacturing on Thursday, October 19, at 7pm.

Tickets will be bought by visiting www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleeslibraries and www.upperhoptonvillage.co.uk or by calling 01484 843701.

The manufacturing’s solid of actor-musicians will function Eddie Ahrens (Monopoly Lifesized, Selladoor/Gamepath Entertainment), Hannah Baker (The 39 Steps, OVO Theatre), Harvey Badger (Spring Awakening, Stratford Circus Arts Centre), and Rachel Hammond (The True Adventures of Marian and Marian Hood, Barn Theatre and Swallows and Amazons, York Theatre Royal).

Twitchers is directed by Mikron Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Marianne McNamara (Atalanta Forever, Mikron Theatre), designed by Celia Perkins (Dick Wittington, Oldham Coliseum), with music composed by Amal El-Sawad and directed and organized by Rebekah Hughes (Atalanta Forever, Mikron Theatre and Pride and Prejudice, Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre).

For additional data on Twitchers go to www.mikron.org.uk