Grief is the Thing with Feathers

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Event Grief is the Thing with Feathers
Venue Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 26 July 2025
Last Date 29 August 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Two young boys fall back on their imaginations as they grapple with their mother’s sudden death. Their father has the soul of a poet but can only see a future of platitudes and loneliness. In the sadness, like a gothic Mary Poppins, comes Crow – trickster, babysitter, provocateur and healer. Did this odd bird come to a grieving family because they needed him? Or is he something they made?
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Grief
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Philip Lynch Actor Boy
Fraser Morrison Actor Boy
Toby Schmitz Actor Dad/Crow
Toby Schmitz Adaptor Co-Adaptor
Margaret Thanos Assistant Director
Claire Edmonds-Wilson Assistant Stage Manager
Max Porter Author
Andrew Henry Co-Producer
Freya Schack-Arnott Composer
Ella Butler Costume Designer
Simon Phillips Director Co-Adaptor & Co-Set Designer
Diego Retamales Fight Director/Fight Choreographer
Jon Weber Illustrator
Nick Schlieper Lighting Designer Co-Adaptor & Co-Set Designer
Freya Schack-Arnott Musician
Daniel Herten Sound Designer
Sam Illingworth Stage Manager
Craig Wilkinson Video Designer
Laura Farrell Voice Coach & Voiceover Artist
Kobe Morgan Voice Over Artist
Jack Stephens Voice Over Artist
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://belvoir.com.au/productions/grief-is-the-thing-with-feathers/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 212290