Part primer for starting a theatre company, part spiritual checklist for any artist working inside a community, "No Birds" is meant to be a working reference book, full of commentary and questions to be read and returned to time and again along an artist's journey. Each entry in the book is based on a traditional proverb, and is brief - only a few pages - and is accompanied by a set of questions, suitable for personal reflection or for group discussion. The book has been in private use by the author in consultation with local theatre groups and individual artists since 2001, and has only recently been released in this form for general use. The author is available for consultation with the book as a reference.