# Event Details

- **Event Name**: It Takes a City by Talking Birds (Preview Performance)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 12:30 pm
- **Event Description**: It Takes a City tells the extraordinary story of two bomb disposal crews, one in 2008, when the uncovering of an unexploded WW2 bomb led to the evacuation of the city centre, and one during the blitz of 1940, linked together by the lethal consequences of the aerial bombing of Coventry. This special promenade performance with live music, by theatre company Talking Birds, reflects on the legacy of conflict, taking place 85 years to the day when Provost Richard Howard stood in the smoking ruins of St Michael’s Cathedral and set the course for the future of Coventry as a beacon of hope.

Over the burning city

the bomb forgot its incandescent rage

revised its mission of atrocity

became a baby

Performance details:

https://talkingbirds.co.uk/2025/10/08/it-takes-a-city/

Contains themes of war/conflict (age guidance 10+ at parent/carer's discretion; children must be accompanied by an adult).

Supported by Arts Council, England
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/coventry/it-takes-a-city-by-talking-birds-preview-performance/200029188648159
- **Event Categories**: Music, Art, Workshops, Theatre, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/events/it-takes-a-city?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=coventry-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Coventry
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Coventry Cathedral Ruins
- **lat**: 52.407970216477
- **long**: -1.5071047959245
- **full address**: Coventry Cathedral Ruins, Coventry, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Talking Birds (https://allevents.in/org/talking-birds/26885802)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 12:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Coventry Cathedral Ruins, Coventry, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Talking Birds
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Music, Art, Workshops, Theatre, Entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about It Takes a City by Talking Birds (Preview Performance) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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