From mountains to the sea. No matter what river. No matter how many. They go to the sea.

Set in present-day Glasgow, Three Thousand Troubled Threads tells the story of Ying, a second-generation young Chinese woman. The play probes her confusion about her identity, her self-pitying mother who is immersed in her past, and her relationship with a Slovakian student who seeks comfort from another lonely soul, and confuses lust with love.

Three Thousand Troubled Threads mixes film projection, live action and four languages to convey the complexity of this powerful story. The stage acts as a living backdrop, carrying projections of moving images, Chinese calligraphy and English subtitles.

Reviews

‘A dramatic debut of exceptional richness and promise' (The Telegraph )

'An important event in the story of Scottish Theatre… rich in the new perceptions of Glasgow and Scotland that only successive waves of migration can bring' (The Scotsman )

'A finely crafted and deeply insightful play... This Stellar Quines Theatre Company co-production... is a richly satisfying and meaningful experience' (The Stage Online)