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Yerma
Episode 2 of 3
Told with poetic imagery and song, Lorca's powerful tale of a woman's desperate yearning for a child that leads her to murder.
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, written in 1934.
Federico Garcia Lorca (1898 - 1936) is, with Cervantes, the best known figure in Spanish literature. His plays Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba are often referred to as a 'rural trilogy' and all three are being broadcast together on Radio 3 in March 2014.
Singers, Members of the cast and Leslie Pratt
Directed by Pauline Harris.
Last on
Sun 9 Mar 201422:00
BBC Radio 3
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Writer | Federico Garcia Lorca |
| Yerma | Emma Cunniffe |
| Juan | Conrad Nelson |
| Victor | Declan Wilson |
| Maria | Rebecca Callard |
| Pagan Old Woman | Annette Badland |
| Dolores | Claire Benedict |
| Dolores' Neighbour | Kate Layden |
| Washerwoman | Deborah McAndrew |
| Washerwoman | Fionnuala Dorrity |
| Washerwoman/Girl 1 | Liz Carter |
| Washerwoman/Female at the Pilgrimag | Helen Longworth |
| Male at the Pilgrimage | Kevin Harvey |
| Spanish Voice | Anna Castineiras |
| Music | Tayo Akinbode |
| Musician | Tayo Akinbode |
| Musician | Richard Arthurs |
| Musician | Chris Cruiks |
| Singer | Leslie Pratt |
| Director | Pauline Harris |
Broadcasts
- Sun 26 Sep 201020:00BBC Radio 3
- Sun 9 Mar 201422:00BBC Radio 3
