Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba

I am being spoilt. Birgit, my dear long suffering German friend, has invited me to spend a week in Cornwell with her and her mother, sister and her boyfriend.

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Luis, my Spanish brother, is going to book tickets at the Almeida Theatre for us to watch 'The House of Bernarda Arba' by Federico Garcia Lorca. This version of the play is by Emily Mann.

Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a gay Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director.

The House of Bernarda Albaby Federico García Lorca in a new version by Emily MannThu 19 Jan 2012 - Sat 10 Mar 2012Following her husband’s funeral, powerful matriarch Bernarda Alba decrees to her five daughters that the household will enter a periodof eight years mourning. The only one it seems will escape this fate is the eldest daughter, Angustias, who is already betrothed to thevillage’s most eligible bachelor.In the strict confines of the house, jealousy and suppressed sexuality rise to the surface. As Bernarda’s oppression of her daughters increases it is more than the girls’ liberty that is in danger. With Shohreh Aghdashloo leading the cast as Bernarda Alba, one of Lorca’s best-known works is relocated to rural Iran.Bijan Sheibani has previously directed work at theatres including the Royal Court, Soho Theatre and Young Vic. He is an Associate Director at the National Theatre, where his productions include Our Class and The Kitchen.