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Drama Canadian

If We Were Birds

by (author) Erin Shields

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2011
Category
Canadian, Women Authors
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770910126
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770910140
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $12.99

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Description

If We Were Birds is a shocking, uncompromising examination of the horrors of war, giving voice to a woman long ago forced into silence, and placing a spotlight on millions of female victims who have been silenced through violence. A deeply affecting and thought-provoking re-imagining of Ovid's masterpiece "Tereus, Procne, and Philomela," Erin Shields's award-winning play is an unflinching commentary on contemporary war and its aftermath delivered through the lens of Greek tragedy.

About the author

Awards

  • Winner, Governor General's Literary Award for Drama

Editorial Reviews

"Anyone doubting the relevance and primal pull of myth needs to see If We Were Birds. Scratch that. Anyone interested in powerful theatre should see it." —Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine

"The writing is both poetic and muscular, the images are vivid, breathtaking, and heart-squeezing… pulsing with life and emotions." —Lynn Slotkin, Here and Now, CBC Radio