The House of Bernarda Alba (2009)

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Poster

by Federico García Lorca

Directed by Samantha Golton

Performances: 21st-25th April 2009, Prompt Corner


Introduction

Lorca was executed at the hands of the fascist party during the Spanish Civil War and never saw this play produced. This is the third play in Lorca’s Rural works, which took as their subject “the countryfolk of Andalucía and their suffering”. Appearing after Blood Wedding and Yerma the play presents a challenge as whilst like the other two in the series, it uses the lyrical language of Andalucía, unlike the previous two it is in prose, and in the author’s own words meant to be a photographic documentary.

After the death of her second husband, authoritarian Bernarda imposes an 8 year period of mourning on her family – none of her daughters shall leave the house during that time, save the eldest, Angustias, who is to be married to Pepe El Romano. The play deals with the themes of authority, freedom, passion and suffering, whilst exploring the position of women in Spanish society.

We will be using A S Klein’s translation of the play as a starting point but will be referring to other versions and back to the original text in discussion with the cast so that we can do the language justice together.


Cast

Her daughters

Crew

Reviews

Some review quotes go here


Gallery

Photos by Phil Gammon at:

http://www.photos.sltarchive.co.uk/bernarda_alba/

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

Due to the indisposition of Cliodhna McAllister, the part of The Maid will be played by Juliet Holden.

See Also

References

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External Links

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