Details

Based on the lost Sophoclean play Tereus, The Three Birds beautifully 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 metaphor for the exceptional passions which hide inside us all.

Cast/Performers

Jonathan Broadbent, Syan Blake, Angus Hubbard, Alex McSweeney, Nathan Naylor, Ita O'Brien, Tyler Pochetty, Neil Salvage, Frog Stone, Sharlene Whyte, Mitchell Zhangazha

Creatives/Company

Author: Joanna Laurens (after Sophocles)
Company: Gate Theatre
Director: Rebecca Gatward
Design: Loukia Minetou
Lighting: Adam Silverman
Sound: Olly Fox