CANARY at the Hampstead Theatre

The Hampstead Theatre, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, and English Touring Theatre present CANARY - a new play by Jonathan Harvey.  With lighting design by Colin Grenfell and co-starring Philip McGinley

, Ryan Sampson and Philip Voss, CANARY plays at the Hampstead Theatre until June 12th.

In 1960s Liverpool, two lovers hide in the closet, then are forced to go their separate ways.

While pits close and dole queues grow, a couple of runaways find Heaven in 1980s London.

In 2010, despite civil partnerships and an equal age of consent, the paparazzi chase a love story that could tear a family apart.

Laced with surreal touches and pitch-black humour, Canary is an unflinching story about love, honesty, and being brave enough to sing out.

Reviews

'A big, ambitious heart on the sleeve play that really sings... there are things in Hettie Macdonald's fluid, light-touch production that I'll remember always.'
Lyn Gardner, Guardian ****

'Hettie Macdonald's production flies'
Sunday Times

'touching, funny, brutal'
Independent

'Jonathan Harvey's spellbinding, thought-provoking, and beautiful new play... There is, quite simply, nothing bad to say about this production. Harvey's writing is engrossing and is further brought to life by some exquisite direction by Hettie Macdonald.'
The Stage