The House of Bernarda Alba
By Federico Garcia Lorca. Directed by Fiona Buffini
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Following the death of her husband, the powerful and uncompromisingly domineering Bernada Alba enforces a prolonged and strict period of mourning on her household and her five daughters. Frustrated by their mother's tyrany and envious of the eldest daughters forthcoming marriage to the eligible Pepe el Romano, the women become entangled in in a web of jealousy, spite and suppressed sexual tension – the consequences of which prove devastating!
The House of Bernarda Alba combines an allegorical attack on the Fascism that was taking over Spain in 1936 with a searingly sad view of what can happen when passions are repressed under the guidance of a strong religion. Philip Fisher: British Theatre Guide (2005)
Bernarda - Ottilie Mackintosh
Maria Josefa - Georgia Neville
Augustias - Arushka Pollard
Magdalena - Alexa Bull
Amelia - Helen Burnell
Martirio - Emma Roberts-Jones
Adela - Holly Fishman-Crook
Poncia - Bethan Caddick
Maid/Prudencia - Sarah Allen
Company - Charlotte Jacobs, Hayley Gowland, Louise Bloor, Mabel Wright, Elisha Michael-Sesay
Designer: Olivia du Monceau
Performances start at 6pm on Thursdays, 7.30pm all other days.
Wednesday, 21st November 2012 –
Saturday, 24th November 2012
Capitol Theatre