The Three Birds

By Joanna Laurens and Joanna Laurens after Sophocles

Based on the lost Sophoclean play Tereus, The Three Birds explores the extremes of love as two Athenian sisters are separated by a man who marries one but desires the other. The epic images of Sophocles act as a metaphorfor the exceptional passions which hide inside us all.

Premiered at the Gate Theatre, London as part of a series about love entitled Love Works.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840022043
• ISBN13: 9781840022049
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.1"