The House of Bernarda Alba
by
Federico Garcia Lorca
Directed by: Derek Slater
21st, 24th - 28th Mar 1992
The play takes place in a small village in southern Spain following the funeral of Bernarda Alba's second husband. After the mourners depart, the tyrannical matriarch announces to her five daughters that their period of mourning will last eight years. Obsessed with family honor, Bernarda rules the household with an iron fist, but all of her daughters secretly harbor a passion for Pepe el Romano, the handsomest man in the village. The eldest daughter is engaged to him, but the arrangement is a financial one, and it is the youngest daughter, Adela, who becomes his lover. When the truth finally breaks through the atmosphere of suppressed desire, jealousy, anger and fear, the consequences are tragic.
| Bernarda |
Judy Parrack |
| Maria Josefa |
Joyce Pomfret |
| Angustias |
Christine Hall |
| Magdalena |
Jane de Vince |
| Amelia |
Heeather Burgess |
| Martirio |
Rebecca Smith |
| Adela |
Gill Gunn |
| Servant |
Alma Marples |
| La Poncia |
Doris Cocking |
| Prudencia |
Dorthy Ashcroft |
| Beggar Woman |
Mary Carthy |
| Women in mourning |
Hilda Knight
Cathryn Heap
Barbara Cook |
| Stage Manager |
Geoff Bird |
| Continuity |
Gill Berryman |
| Set Construction |
Norman Whitelam
Les Hinson
Pat Hohne
Derek Hohne
Gordon Butler
Cyril Hines
John Rowlands |
| Lighting |
Gordon Butler |
| Sound |
Cyril Hines |
| Properties |
Babs Frith
Pam Leonard
Mavis Rowlands |
| Make Up |
Edna Garner |
| Hair Styling |
Glenda Robinson |
| Photography |
Mike Shaw |
| Programme Cover |
Derek Frith |
Our thanks to
Wilmslow Garden Centre
for the loan of flowers and plants |
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