Alex Bird is one of the founding members of Tortoise in a Nutshell, a Leith based theatre company with a focus on making creative work that often uses puppetry, physical theatre, and cameras.

Credits include: The Lost Things, Feral (Winner Scotsman Fringe First, Winner Kotorski Festival Grand Jury Prize, Nominee Total Theatre Awards, Nominee Drama Desk Awards), The Last Miner (Nominee Arches Brick Award), Grit (Nominee Arches Brick Award, Nominee Total Theatre Awards) and Fisk (Winner Outstanding Performance Kotorski Festival).