
The Canary and the Crow
4.8 (4) · New Writing, Poetry & Spoken Word
Middle Child’s electrifying gig theatre show, about a working-class black kid accepted to a prestigious grammar school, transfers to London for 4 weeks only.
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Overview
This lyrical, semi-autobiographical piece from writer and performer Daniel Ward uses grime, hip-hop and theatre to tell the story of the struggle between a new environment that doesn’t accept you and an old one that has no opportunity.
Featuring original live music by Prez 96 and James Frewer, The Canary And The Crow won the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence and was nominated for a Total Theatre Award at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Age Recommendation: 14+
Critic reviews
School lessons from this big-hearted mix of grime and theatre
Fun, but doesn’t live up to expectations
A patchy but punchy gig-theatre show from Middle Child about black identity in a white environment
An absolute banger of a Fringe piece with some solid laughs throughout
Electrifying gig-theatre show about a working-class black boy who goes to a fancy grammar school
A vibrant schooling in identity issues
Whatever it is, it’s good. Great, even
Daniel Ward has written a really interesting, challenging piece of theatre, that is very funny but also deadly serious
The energy created here in Studio 1 by the cast of 4 musician-actors, is certainly infectious
Middle Child may be in the vanguard of such initiatives in fringe theatre, but more will follow
A stunning examination of what it’s like to be black in a very white environment