Three Women

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Sylvia Plath's only play, written for radio at the height of her powers.
Three Women traces three different experiences of pregnancy and childbirth: the first character has a normal birth and a healthy baby, the second has a miscarriage and the third is a student who gives up her baby for adoption. Set in "a maternity ward and round about", and written in verse, Three Women steers clear of the clinical details of birth, instead reflecting the women's states of mind, and the realities of pregnancy.
"Who is he, this blue, furious boy,
Shiny and strange, as if he had hurtled from a star?"
Three women contend, in interwoven monologues, with aspects of motherhood and childlessness: birth, miscarriage, and enforced adoption.
C21 Theatre Company is proud to present the Northern Ireland Premiere of this remarkable, extraordinary play.
"Both joyful and tragic, it is arguably one of her most beautiful pieces of writing." The Guardian'
"Three Women resonates soul-deep, regardless of one's experiences or one's sex." Financial Times
Tickets: £11/ £8