BUZZARD
A play by Timothy X Atack directed by Tanuja Amarasuriya
Tom is a Birthday Buzzard. His job is to dress up in a large anthropomorphic Buzzard outfit and turn up on your doorstep, on your birthday. He then tramps into your home and dissects your life in a scathing and frighteningly articulate way which would be highly amusing if it wasn't YOU he was ripping apart. He'll point out that you've wasted another year; that the clock is ticking. Then he'll do a little dance and leave.
It’s a very popular service, paid for by family, lovers, colleagues, friends… and Tom is one of 12,000 professional Buzzards operating in the UK. Up until recently Tom has been considered one of the very best at what he does. But now he has a problem: Tom is in love, and it’s playing havoc with his professional cynicism and disenchantment.
A comedy about modern people and how we deal with our unhappiness.
“What starts out as ludicrous standup in feathers and claw feet carries with it a startling emotional trajectory, moving from savage humour to a haunting final scene.”
The Guardian
Cast & Credits:
TOM THE BUZZARD Timothy X Atack
CHARLIE Bertel Martin
AMINAH Alice Farley
STUART Simon Holmes
ANDERS Pete Phillips
Written by Timothy X Atack Directed by Tanuja Amarasuriya Costume designed and created by Jill Paskins & Trina Braman at Jagprops Graphics & Animation by Dane Watkins Production Photography by Carl Newland Publicity Photography by Richard J Andersson at Luximages Original music by Timothy X Atack Music Production by Neil Johnson Studio Technician Laura Davies Stage Manager Barnaby Meats Produced by Katie Keeler.
Commissioned by Theatre Bristol and Bristol Old Vic.
