OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Aidan Mathews 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Federico García Lorca

• Author Notes

  A translation of Federico Garcia Lorca's original play.

• Setting

  A village in Spain in the early 1930s.

• Synopsis

  In rural Spain, five daughters exist in a cloistered household managed by their widowed mother and demented grandmother. Following the death of their father, Bernarda Alba enforces an eight year mourning period on her daughters, and tensions build.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Female

  17

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 September 1989

• Producer

  Produced by Gate Theatre

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.