Details

The House of Bernarda Alba follows the plight of the widow Bernarda. After her husband's death, she locks the doors and windows against the world and imposes a strict period of mourning on her five daughters. Under the shadow of the church and the rules of society, the women conflict and spiral into emotional chaos.

Cast/Performers

Isis Hainsworth, Harriet Walter, Isis Hainsworth (Adela), Rosalind Eleazar (Angustias), Thusitha Jayasundera (Poncia), Lizzie Annis (Martirio), Pearl Chanda (Magdalena), Bryony Hannah (Maid), Marcia Lecky (Prudencia), Eileen Nicholas (Maria Josefa), Eliot Salt (Ameila), Catharine Humphrys, Asha Kingsley, Celia Nelson, Ellouise Shakespeare-Hart, Georgia Silver, Imogen Mackie Walker, Charlotte Workman, James McHugh, Michael Naylor, Esma Akar (Young Girl - some dates), Livia Court (Young Girl - some dates), Sicily Rose De Bernardini (Young Girl - some dates)

Creatives/Company

Author: Federico Garcia Lorca
Adapted by: Alice Birch
Producer(s): National Theatre, Playful Productions
Director(s): Rebecca Frecknall, Alastair Coomer (CDG - casting), Naomi Downham (casting), Lilac Yosiphon (staff director)
Design: Merle Hensel
Costume: Merle Hensel
Lighting: Lee Curran
Sound: Peter Rice
Music: Isobel Waller-Bridge