First look rehearsal images are released for Firebird at the King’s Head Theatre.
Drawing on a true-life Cold War story, FIREBIRD follows a handsome, soulful young soldier who embarks on a clandestine affair with a charismatic fighter pilot on an Air Force Base in Soviet-occupied Estonia at the height of 1970s Communist rule.
The story comes to the stage for the first time after an acclaimed multi award-winning 2021 film version starring Tom Prior that premiered at BFI Flare: London’s LGBTQI+ Film Festival, and the publication of the English translation of the original memoir.
Cast:
Robert Eades (Johnny Weissmuller in the film Young Woman & the Sea, Mo Dix in Bad Education).
Nigel Hastings (The Forsyte Saga Parts 1 & 2, Park Theatre, Jeff in the hit two-hander And Then Come the Night Jars, first at Theatre503, two successful UK tours, and in a film adaptation).
Sorcha Kennedy (Rainer – Offie-nominated Lead Performance in a Play, Arcola Theatre, and Scarlet Sunday, at Omnibus Theatre).
Theo Walker (Coming Clean, Turbine Theatre, 1 million+ followers on TikTok, 330k+ followers Instagram).
Listings and ticket information can be found here
