Theater veterans Bart Guingona and Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante will portray the roles of Ray and Una in the forthcoming play Blackbird written by David Harrower. In the story, Una, a 27-year-old woman, comes to visit Ray, a 55-year-old man, at his office. They are clearly not comfortable in other’s company, and we soon find out why: 15 years before, when Una was only twelve, Ray seduced Una over the course of three months and finally took her away to a hotel for the weekend. Ray spent several years in prison for statutory rape, and Una was ostracized from her community after the incident. Now, she has found him by accident, and the play delves into their complex feelings for each other. Though clearly, and definitional, sexual abuse has occurred, the play that ensues is also part of a love story—a horrible love story, but a love story all the same.
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Play, Blackbird is a deeply complex portrayal of two people whose ruined lives are inextricably intertwined.
The play stars Bart Guingona as Ray and Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante as Una. The artistic team includes playwright David Harrower, director Topper Fabregas, set designer Joey Mendoza, lighting designer John Batalla, sounds design Jethro Joaquin, photographer Paul Lao, and poster designer Steven Tansiongco .
Performance dates:
First Week:
- September 1 (Friday) – 8PM
- September 2 (Saturday) – 8PM
- September 3 (Sunday) – 3PM
- September 3 (Sunday) – 8PM
Second Week:
- September 8 (Friday) – 8PM
- September 9 (Saturday) – 8PM
- September 10 (Sunday) – 3PM
- September 10 (Sunday) – 8PM
Venue is at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, 4/F RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
Ticket price are: Php 1,200 orchestra center, Php 1,000 orchestra sides, orchestra back, Php 800 loge, and php P00 balcony.
For inquiries, please contact Dodo Lim, Producer, and Ivy Baggao, Prod Manager at +63928-5072924 and +63915-4676443, respectively.
