Winner of Best Production at the recently completed Theatre BC North Island Zone Drama Festival held in Qualicum Beach, B.C., Blackbird is a 2005 play written by Scottish playwright David Harrower. It was inspired in part by the real crimes of sex offender Toby Studebaker, and depicts a young woman meeting a middle-aged man fifteen years after being sexually abused by him when she was twelve.

You can read the Director's message here.

Nanaimo Theatre Group is honored to assist with fundraising efforts by Portal Players to travel to the Provincial Mainstage Festival to be held the first week of July in Fort Saint John, B.C..

This show is expertly produced and should not be missed. The subject matter is sensitive, so we provide the following warning:

Warning: Mature audiences; strong content and language; discussion of sexual assault of a minor. Ages 18+

If you are unable to make it to these performances, please consider helping Portal Players out with their travel costs to get to Mainstage, held this year in Fort Saint John, B.C.. Donations to help them out can be made here or via their website.