A one-woman play

CHICKADEE

Written & performed by
Feride Morçay

A pigeon-loving New York street clown goes viral as “Chickadee the Sexy Clown”.

A new London production is planned for 2027.
Dates and venue to be announced.

Supported by Arts Council England

Follow the project Previous production

A close portrait of Feride Morçay as the pink-haired clown Chickadee — Photography: Joanne Elizabeth

The play

She wants to share her clown with the world. The world wants to sell her.

Dahlia is an idealistic street clown who feels most herself performing her wild act in Central Park, surrounded by the pigeons she cares for. When a talent scout invites her onto Chickadee Night Live, the country’s biggest television show, she believes she has finally found a stage large enough to share her clown with the world.

As likes, followers and attention gather around “Chickadee the Sexy Clown”, Dahlia is caught between the clown she wants to share and the image the world wants from her.

Where we are now

The next life of CHICKADEE is taking shape.

Following an Arts Council England-supported R&D period at Southwark Playhouse and ArcolaLAB, the play has been substantially rewritten. A new script is now in place as the project prepares for a planned London production in 2027.

Dates, venue and ticket information will be announced here when confirmed. A screen adaptation is also in development.

Feride Morçay with her eyes closed and a colourful illustrated bird resting in her hair — Photography: Joanne Elizabeth · Bird illustration & image edit: Feride Morçay

Beyond the next run

CHICKADEE is being built for a life beyond London.

The future

Following its next London production, CHICKADEE is being developed as a tourable solo work for future UK and international presentations, alongside its screen adaptation.

The audience

CHICKADEE speaks to anyone questioning how identity, desire and attention shape the way we see ourselves. Its world of fame, performance and online validation asks what we trade away when being seen begins to feel like being loved.

Previous production

CHICKADEE in 2025

CHICKADEE was previewed at Riverside Studios’ Bitesize Festival and completed a full Edinburgh Fringe run at ZOO Southside in 2025. This artwork and photography belong to that earlier production and do not represent the new version’s final design.