Tom Allen
STORYTELLER, CONCERT HOST,
AUTHOR, MUSICIAN, BROADCASTER
Storyteller, Concert Host,
Author, Musician, Broadcaster
Tom
Allen
The Last Curlew
Written by Tom Allen
Lori Gemmell – Harp
Etsuko Kimura – Violin
Julia Aplin – Dance
Tom Allen and Annika Broadhead – Narration
Etsuko Kimura – Violin
Julia Aplin – Dance
Tom Allen and Annika Broadhead – Narration
Mixing theatre, story-telling, riveting dance and powerful music, The Last Curlew brings to the stage the pioneering environmental novel by the Canadian naturalist Fred Bodsworth – The Last of the Curlews. This timeless and beautiful tale traces the journey of a lone male Eskimo Curlew, one of the last of its kind, on that critically endangered bird’s astonishing 14,000 km migration.
With haunting music by Ralph Vaughan-Williams and Alexina Louie, this, the only stage adaptation of Bodsworth’s career-defining work, has the blessing of his children and has been warmly welcomed by the naturalist and birding community across Canada.
EXCITING NEWS!
Our film adaptation of this show, starring RH Thomson and Liyou Abere, is coming soon to an independent theatre near you!