Birdsong (play) Birdsong (play) Birdsong was a 2010 adaptation of the novel of the same title by Sebastian Faulks. The text was written by Rachel Wagstaff and the premiere production was directed by Trevor Nunn. That production began previews at the Comedy Theatre in London on September 18, 2010, and opened on September 28, 2010. The West End stage production's cast included Ben Barnes as Stephen Wraysford, Genevieve O'Reilly as Isabelle, Nicholas Farrell as René Azaire, Iain Mitchell as Bérard, Lee Ross as Jack Firebrace and Zoe Waites as Jeanne. Other cast members included Owain Arthur, Billy Carter, Florence Hall, Paul Hawkyard,
Frog and the Birdsong home at sundown, another blackbird starts singing a beautiful song, "as it always does," indicating that life goes on. Velthuijs first published "Frog and the Birdsong" in 1991 with Leopold, a Dutch publisher of children's books. It won the 1992 "Gouden Griffel", one of the most significant Dutch prizes for children's books, and was a runner-up for the companion award for illustrations, the "Gouden Penseel". By 2003, it was in its fourteenth printing. The book was digitized by the Digital Library for Dutch Literature and is available online. It is translated into English and published by Andersen Press. Children often