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Drama on 3

Lorca's Rural Trilogy

Episode 1: The House of Bernarda Alba

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

By Federico Garcia Lorca. Tragic drama about the familial passions and tensions that arise after a tyrannical matriarch imposes a long period of mourning on her daughters. Show more

Drama on 3

Lorca's Rural Trilogy

Episode 2: Yerma

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 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. Show more

Contributors

Pagan Old Woman:
Annette Badland
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
Musician:
Tayo Akinbode
Musician:
Chris Cruiks

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Drama on 3

Lorca's Rural Trilogy

Episode 3: Blood Wedding

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

By Federico Garcia Lorca. A meditation on fate, war, tradition, passion and repression, inspired by the true story of a fatal feud between two families in Almeria. Show more

Contributors

Adaptor:
Ted Hughes
Mother of Bridegroom:
Barbara Flynn
Bridegroom/Woodcutter:
Carl Prekopp
Leonardo:
William Ash
Leonardo's Wife/Girl:
Andrea Riseborough
Father of Bride:
David Fleeshman
Beggar Woman/Neighbour:
Mary Cunningham
Servant/Mother-in-Law:
Ellie Haddington
Woodcutter:
Sam Curtis
Woodcutter:
Chris Hannon
Little Girl:
Daisy Jones
Composer:
Matthew Wood