- Presented Zugunruhe at the 2026 Shanghai Jing’an Theatre Festival, bringing the Herald Angel award-winning Edinburgh Fringe production to audiences in China.
- Worked closely with our Chinese partners, the Shanghai Jing’an Theatre Festival and Shanghai Art Theatre, in supporting international programming.
- Ensured smooth communication between the company and our venue partners in every aspect of the visit, from artists’ schedules and technical preparations to media campaigns, including bilingual press materials, and various works related to the visit.
- Assisted administrative tasks including the artists’ visa applications, flights, local accommodation, and on-site management for delivering the performance successfully.
30/05/2026 Shanghai, Shanghai Art Theatre
Zugunruhe: an ornithology term for ‘migratory restlessness in birds’. Zugunruhe explores the incredible flight of a marsh warbler, the world’s only bird whose song echoes its migration route. Body-compasses, magnetic fields, African sunsets, star-chasing, storm-riding, homing… in the context of human migration, Zugunruhe offers a wild, fresh look at animal migration.
Rehearsing among birds in the wetlands of Somerset, performer Tom Bailey creates a feast of bird behaviour alongside a digital sound map of the marsh warbler’s journey, made by composer Rowan Evans. The show premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018, where it received critical acclaim and a Herald Angel award.
