Birdboy review " moments of spark in dark, chilly redemption story
Sadler's Wells East, LondonThere is a cartoonishness at play, but a coldness too, in this shadowy tribute to the 'weirdo' outsider Birdboy is billed as a show for audiences aged from seven upwards, but plenty of seven-year-olds (and older) would be unnerved by how dark and shadowy this piece by acclaimed Irish choreographer Emma Martin is, especially with Dunk Murphy's eerie soundtrack. Its long opening sequence sees…