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Blood Wedding

By:
Tanya Ronder based on Federico Garcia Lorca's play Bodas de Sangre
Composer:
Orlando Gough
Management:
Almeida Theatre Company
Cast:
Adjoa Andoh, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jason Baughan, Paul Bhattacharjee, Daniel Cerqueira, Rosaleen Linehan, Hylnur Haraldsson, Maria de Lima, Lyndsey Marshal, Jess Murphy, Thekla Reuten, Sue Roderick, Assly Zandry
Director:
Rufus Norris
Design:
Katrina Lindsay
Sound:
Paul Arditti
Lighting:
Tim Mitchell

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The reworking of this potent tale retains much of the fervour, morality and energy you would expect of its Spanish roots. Evidently truncated from Lorca's original, the strong narrative flow remains intact while Katrina Lindsay's spartan design and is a hit and miss affair, creating an uneasy mix of realism against some more bizarre confusing images. Certain performances help to alleviate some of the misgivings aroused by the design while Rufus Norris's direction, albeit strident and purposeful, appears too concerned with theatrics rather than the spirit and passion of the play...

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