Written during a time when stories of Sapphic love could not be expressed on the stage, Mercedes de Acosta has crafted a taut drama of unrequited love, passion and vengeance mirroring her own love affairs with some of the foremost women of her time. Set in Norway at the turn of the last century, Svanhild will stop at nothing to destroy her brother's chances of success, but underneath this veneer of animosity is a dark secret and a passionate love affair that could destroy them both. Part of the Rainbow Theater Festival.

[source: Bread and Water Theatre website, 2015-Dec-7]