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Sadly #Fledglings had it's final night at @NSTheatres and so while the set is being taken down, the company of Fledglings is still celebrating how brilliantly fun this production has been! Thank you to our audiences and supporters, keep your eyes peeled for our hopeful return!

A Saturday Afternoon #BirdFact for you all! Sometimes, the birders are (dare we say it) more interesting than the birds! And Phoebe Snetsinger is perhaps one of the most interesting of those as she was the first person to ever see more than 8,000 bird species in the world!

It's the last day of #Fledglings at @NSTheatres and while we're sad it's almost done, we've had a brilliant time with our audiences here at NST City! Make sure you catch us before our last show tonight, 7.45pm at the Studio Theatre in NST City. bit.ly/fledglings2019-nst

Day 5 of #BirdFacts and we're hitting you with some of the smallest birds you can find, Hummingbirds! Did you know that they are so incredibly lightweight that the smallest type of hummingbird, the bee hummingbird, weighs less than a penny?!

Massive congrats to the cast, crew and creatives of #Fledglings! Absolutely SMASHED a first night, with an absolutely lovely audience, so excited for tomorrow night already! Big thanks to @aliwrightphoto for some beautiful photos 🐦

The cutest little fledglings have made their way to NST City to see our show tonight! Get your tickets to see this week’s performances @NSTheatres and get yourselves out of the rain and into a comfy Studio to see #Fledglings

Photo from our Instagram from just before our Dress Rehearsal kicked off! And a sneaky peak of our set! #Fledglings

Day 4 of #BirdFacts! Back to the garden today with the beautiful Robin. Did you know that little juvenile robins have a brown breast rather than red? They grow those lovely red feathers after their first moult. Take a peek at the Robin that came to visit us during rehearsals!

#Fledglings is going through it's final technical and dress rehearsals before hitting the stage tonight for it's premier. Make sure you've got your tickets to tonight's show by following the link below, we wouldn't want you to miss out! bit.ly/fledglings2019-nst

#BirdFact is back today, with one of the cutest birds of all time... THE PUFFIN! Why are Puffins named Puffin? Well, it was inspired by those adorable little puffin chicks because they look swollen or 'puffed', hence the name! It's because of all those lovely thick feathers.

We’ve torn ourselves away from the tech desks to ask you, wonderful Twitter followers... what should we name this adorable wooden bird? So far we’ve managed to be as creative as with Gertrude or Burt, and no one can decide! Give us options! @NSTheatres #fledglings #namethatbird

Hi Fledglings followers! @NSTheatres Production Staff here shouting about one of our favourite birds, the Wren! Did you know that while the Wren is not the smallest British bird, it is the shortest? And that it in proportion to size, it has the loudest song of any British bird?

Some more shenanigans from the Kelsey Bird Show filming! This time Kelsey can't remember her own name... #Fledglings bit.ly/fledglings2019-nst

Bird Fact #1: The brilliantly named Bar Tailed Godwit. Taking the prize for the longest known non-stop migration flight of any bird, these wonders breed in the Arctic of Scandinavia and Siberia before they pass through the UK on their way south, or stop off here for the Winter.

Tweet tweet, it's #Fledglings week! As a distraction from the insanity of tech week, we're sharing #BirdFacts with you fantastic people. From the NST Offices and Lab Creatives fave birds, to those native to the Isle of Wight where Fledglings is set. We've got the facts for you!

Behind the Scenes footage of filming the Kelsey Bird Show... Will Alice ever learn to focus? #Fledglings bit.ly/fledglings2019-nst