The Stage

Stein’s Blackbird to transfer to Albery in 2006

Published Friday 2 December 2005 at 16:25 by Alistair Smith

Peter Stein’s production of David Harrower’s Blackbird will transfer to the Albery Theatre in the West End in February 2006.

The play, which stars Roger Allam and Jodhi May, opens on February 7 with press night on February 13 and will run until May 13.

Blackbird, commissioned by the Edinburgh International Festival, where it received its world premiere earlier this year, has set designs by Ferdinand Wögerbauer, lighting designs by Japhy Weideman, costume designs by Moidele Bickel, music composed by Arturo Annecchino with sound by Ferdinando Nicci.

It is presented in the West End by MJE Productions. MJE reunites Michael Edwards and Carole Winter who previously produced Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men directed by Harold Pinter, in the West End.