num_pages: 86
description: Charlotte is fifteen and grieving over the loss of her beautiful mother. Her relationship with her father is put to the test as she discovers sex, ambition and 'beauty products'. Inspired by Euripides but with its sights set firmly on contemporary America, A Brief History of Helen of Troy is an unsettling examination of complacency culture and the politics of beauty.
language: English
title: A Brief History of Helen of Troy
titlecomplete: A Brief History of Helen of Troy (Oberon Modern Plays)
genres: Plays, Theatre
ratings_count: 74
publisher: Oberon Books