Fifteen years ago, Una and Ray had a relationship. They haven't set eyes on each other since. Now she's found him again.
Blackbird was commissioned by the Edinburgh International Festival and premiered at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 2005. The production transferred to the Albery Theatre, London, in February 2006, and went on to open at the Manhattan Theater Club, New York City, in April 2007.
Fifteen years ago, Una and Ray had a relationship. They haven't set eyes on each other since. Now she's found him again.
By 1972 Richard Nixon had ended the Vietnam war, achieved diplomatic breakthroughs with Russia and China, presided over a period of economic stability at home, and was on the verge of a landslide re-election . . . until he decided to cover up a third-rate burglary. Watergate was one of the largest scandals in American history and two years later Nixon would resign the presidency--but with neither an admission of guilt nor any sign of remorse.
In a drama "as thought-provoking as it is gripping and entertaining" (Charles Spencer, The Daily...
By 1972 Richard Nixon had ended the Vietnam war, achieved diplomatic breakthroughs with Russia and China, presided over a period of economic stabil...
