Amelia, Poppy and Lauren are camping in the Northumberland forest. As the woods darken around them and tensions flare, a watchful presence takes hold over the camp.
A perfect boiling pot of paranoia, superstition and adolescent insecurity ensues that hangs on a chilling question: who is watching whom?
With queer and neurodivergent perspectives centre-stage, ‘Birdwatching’ is an original folk-horror about the female experience that doesn’t look away.
edinburgh fringe festival 2024
“A remarkable, accomplished horror story that strips back the veil on adolescent friendship.”
The Indiependent
“Madeleine Farnhill’s script is subtle, intelligent, insightful, and chilling.”
Lexical Lunacy
”An exciting, tense and fresh exploration of what the genre can be.”
Binge Fringe
’Birdwatching’ debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024, before transferring to the Chengdu-Chongqing International Theatre Festival in China. It then played at Brighton and Camden Horror Fests and Bath Theatre Royal, before embarking on a Northern tour in Autumn 2025.
Directed by Chantell Walker
Produced by Helen Denning atBlackBright Theatre Company
Starring Ellen Trevaskiss, Madeleine Farnhill & Mimi Millmore
Sound & Lighting Design by Yanni Ng
Tour Relighting by Haley Yiu
Madeleine Farnhill 