The Last Curlew

The Last Curlew
Written by Tom Allen

Lori Gemmell – Harp
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 brand new film adaptation of this show, starring RH Thomson and Liyou Abere, is coming soon to a film festival near you!

Tom Allen

STORYTELLER, CONCERT HOST,

AUTHOR, MUSICIAN, BROADCASTER