‘The Birds’ at Cabrillo Playhouse

OC Theatre Guild
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Paranoia, human nature and potential societal collapse are explored as the sky rains down birds

From left, Lauren Belt, Zack Mallgrave and Mimi Franks. Photo courtesy of Eric Modyman.

by Anne Reid

When the birds attack, the real danger isn’t outside – it’s inside the house.

In “The Birds,” a stage adaptation of the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film, strangers take refuge from a relentless, unexplained wave of bird attacks. But as the threat closes in, the play shifts its focus from external horror to something more unsettling: what happens when fear begins to fracture the people forced to survive together.

Adapted by Conor McPherson from Daphne du Maurier’s short story, the production opens this spring at Cabrillo Playhouse, offering a stripped-down, psychological take on a story audiences think they already know. Rather than relying on spectacle, the production leans into tension, atmosphere and the fragile.... [ Read the full article for free here ]