This is a new translation of Federico Garcia Lorca's masterpiece by award-winning playwright Jo Clifford ("The Tree of Knowledge", "Every One", "Yerma, Blood Wedding"). When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. 'There are eight years of mourning ahead of us. While it lasts not even the wind will get into this house'. But locks can't hold back the growing tide of desire...Nick Hern Books' are pocket-sized Drama Classics: 'the world's great plays at a great little price'.
About the Author
FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA (1898 - 1936) is also the author of YERMA and BLOOD WEDDING, among many other plays. He also wrote some of the best poetry in Spanish of the 20th century. He was assassinated during the Spanish Civil War. JO CLIFFORD is Professor of Theatre and Bill Findlay Fellow of Stage Translation at Queen Margaret's University College Edinburgh, and Associate Playwright of the Playwrights' Studio, Scotland. Her plays include original works EVERY ONE, LOSING VENICE and LIGHT IN THE VILLAGE, and adaptations of YERMA, BLOOD WEDDING, FAUST and CELESTINA all published by NHB.