Mary the Pigeon

Mary is a pigeon. A very fast, rather cheeky pigeon who absolutely loves to race! So when World War II breaks out, Mary joins The National Pigeon Service, flying top secret messages across the Channel back to her pigeon loft in Exeter. But it’s dangerous work and Mary has to be very, very brave.

This short documentary tells the story of how Quirk Theatre stepped into the world of publishing and created a beautiful children’s book; Mary the Pigeon Who Never Gave Up. Conceived as a companion piece to their Christmas show of the same name, the book was illustrated by artist Rosie Race and combined work created in a series of community collage workshops. Written by Quirk’s Simon Hall and Katie Villa the book has been a great success and has become a firm favourite amongst the children of Exeter and beyond.