A searing thriller about the naivety of youth and how easily it can be exploited.
Tia's mouthy attitude and confident swagger mask the vulnerability in a fourteen-year-old girl whose tough start in life draws her to AJ. Older, good-looking and charismatic, he shows her a kindness that she's never known. Kindness that comes with a price…
Phil Davies' debut play Firebird premiered at Hampstead Downstairs, London, in 2015, in a production directed by Edward Hall, before transferring to the Trafalgar Studios in the West End in 2016.
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'Remarkably potent... what's remarkable about Davies's writing is how little it hectors and how lifelike it feels. It's angry, it's witty, it makes degradation vivid and infuriating'
" - The Times
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'Short, sharp, and appropriately nasty… Davies' writing also brims with a fierce energy'
" - WhatsOnStage
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'Blisteringly intense… unforgettable'
" - The Stage
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'A must-see… Davies perfectly captures the complexities of human relationships'
" - Londonist
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'Powerful and harrowing… [a] gripping and highly emotive drama'
" - The Reviews Hub
