Blood
Wedding was inspired by a newspaper article of an
incident almost identical to the plot of the play.
Lorca thought about the story for many
years and then one day sat down and wrote it in a week. Blood Wedding explores the human passions of imperfect human beings
but Lorca moves them into a surreal world in which the mysterious and
fantastical players of the Moon and Death are possible. He explores how human
life is automatically fused with the forces of nature. So, as a result, human
actions are determined outside of themselves; driven by a universal fate.
Lorca is essentially exploring the concept
of human fatality; life and death, and how characters are destroyed by their
own destiny. In Blood Wedding, an
insignificant hazard, such as a small knife, puts a tragic end to vigorous
young lives. Lorca is particularly concerned with the plight of women and the
role they play in the cycle of life and death. His female characters are always
strong, both duty-bound and rebellious but they all experience the inevitable
pain and suffering in the loss of their husbands, sons and lovers to violence.
Lorca sets the play within the rural farming context that he grew up in and
many of his characters are modelled directly on people he knew.
Tickets R70 (R50 Concessions) and performances
take place on the following dates:
March 18 to 21 at 19h30 at The Theatre-St
Anne’s College. Booking with Toni Woodgate on 033 343 6100 weekdays between
08h00 & 15h00 or email: twoodgate@stannes.co.za
March 24 and 25 at 19h30 at The Schlesinger
Theatre, Michaelhouse. Booking with Angela Jonsson on 033-2341314 weekdays
between 08h00 & 13h00 or theatre@michaelhouse.org
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