If We Were Birds
- Publisher
- Playwrights Canada Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2011
- Subjects
- Canadian, Women Authors
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A simple book with the cover, author, and logo images described. This book contains various accessibility features such as a table of contents, page list, landmarks, correct reading order, structural navigation, and semantic structure. A number of blank pages in the print equivalent book have been removed resulting in some pages not appearing in this digital EPUB. This publication conforms to WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
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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
The writing is both poetic and muscular, the images are vivid, breathtaking, and heart-squeezing… pulsing with life and emotions.
Here and Now, CBC Radio
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.
NOW Magazine