Drama on 3 - Yerma

Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca in a translation by Michael Dewell and Carmen Zapata The tragic tale of a woman's desperate yearning for a child that leads her to murder. Infused with poetic imagery and song this is one of Lorca's best known plays. Yerma ..... Emma Cunniffe Juan ..... Conrad Nelson Victor ..... Declan Wilson Maria ..... Rebecca Callard Pagan Old Woman ..... Annette Badland Dolores ..... Clare Benedict Dolores' Neighbour ..... Kate Layden Washerwoman ..... Debbie McAndrew Washerwoman ..... Fionnuala Dorrity Washerwoman/Girl 1 ..... Liz Carter Washerwoman/ Female at the Pilgrimage ..... Helen Longworth Male at the Pilgrimage ..... Kevin Harvey Spanish Voice ..... Anna Castineiras Composer, Tayo Akinbode Musicians, Tayo Akinbode, Richard Arthurs, Chris Cruiks Singers, Members of the cast and Leslie Pratt Directed by Pauline Harris Federico Garcia Lorca (1898 - 1936) is, with Cervantes, the best known figure in Spanish literature. Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernada Alba are often referred to as a 'rural trilogy', and are Lorca's most mature and characteristic works.