Firebird

“You’ve got these twinkling eyes, all bright and dancey… They will love taking that from you.”

When two teenage girls meet at a local youth centre, an unexpected friendship begins to take shape. But as one of them is drawn into the orbit of an older man, their bond is tested in ways neither of them could have imagined.

Funny and tender, Phil Davies’ “remarkably potent” drama (The Times) exposes the devastating realities of grooming gangs with “rare eloquence” (Londonist) and asks what it takes to be believed.

Marlie Haco’s unflinching revival combines Davies’ scorching text with movement and an original score to shine a light on an ongoing national scandal.