 |  | | | House of Desires | 25 January 2005 | | |
the RSC's revival of a play by a 17th century nun
In recent years, the most iconic female figure to come out of Mexico and find fame in the wider world is probably the artist Frida Kahlo. But that may be about to change as the Royal Shakespeare Company revives a play by a 17th century writer who is already famed across the Spanish speaking world.
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is one of Mexico's most notable and prolific writers of plays, poetry and prose. Although she began her career at court, where she was feted for her beauty and intelligence, she entered a convent at the age of 18 to avoid marriage and to continue her studies. But, by then she was already so famous that she was constantly commissioned to write both religious and secular works.
Her best known play, House of Desires, opens at the Playhouse Theatre in London this Thursday as part of the RSC's Spanish Golden Age Season.
Judi Herman has been finding out more about Sor Juana.
House of Desires is at the Playhouse Theatre from 27 January - 21 March 2005
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