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.
| ISBN: | 9781840022049 |
| Publication date: | 26th October 2000 |
| Author: | Joanna Laurens after Sophocles |
| Publisher: | Oberon Modern Plays an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 66 pages |
| Series: | Oberon Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts |