Back to Birdy
by Z Bui

Presented by Fruit Box Theatre
Supported by The Awesome Foundation and The Pride Foundation Australia
21 February - 7 March, 2024
The Imperial Hotel (Sydney, Australia)

Sometimes the longest friendships are the most complicated ones. Warren and Emily have been best friends since high school, suffering together through shitty teachers, coming out and failed relationships. Since Warren’s transition, it’s become obvious that there are lots of things they’re not saying to each other.

Taking place in the aftermath of a falling out between protagonists Warren and Emily, Back to Birdy is a candid and humorous look at chasms and contradictions within the queer community. How do old friendships reshape around identity politics and queer spaces? Set against the backdrop of Lesbian, Queer & GNC folk night ‘Birdcage’, the play takes the characters back to Birdy (ie. Birdcage) through a series of fluid flashbacks as they interact with their younger selves.