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Yerma

By Federico García Lorca
Series: Modern Plays
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Set in contemporary London, Yerma tells the story of a woman consumed by her intense desire to have a child. This powerful reimagining of Federico García Lorca's tragedy explores themes of yearning and loss against the backdrop of a modern domestic life.
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary theatre, classic drama reinterpreted, and intense emotional storytelling.

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"Well we’ve got three floors right. Plenty of room… Room for a children’s bedroom. Room for two."

London, the present day. A woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child.

Written and directed by Simon Stone, this radical new version of Lorca’s tragedy of yearning and loss won universal critical acclaim when it premiered at the Young Vic in July 2016. Yerma triumphed at the 2017 Olivier Awards, with the production winning Best Revival, and Piper winning Best Actress. She also won the Evening Standard Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress.

Maureen Beattie, Brendan Cowell, John MacMillan, and Charlotte Randle received unanimous praise for their performances.

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Praised as an "extraordinary theatrical triumph" by The Times and a "shatteringly powerful reinvention" by The Independent, Simon Stone's adaptation won universal acclaim. Billie Piper's performance was widely acclaimed, earning her the Olivier Award for Best Actress and further accolades for the cast and creative team.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350249844

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Contributors:

  • Adapted by Simon Stone

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 90g

Pages: 88

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Arts & Culture Federico García Lorca Non-Fiction Series: Modern Plays

About the Author

Simon Stone (born 19 August 1984) is an Australian film and theatre director, writer and actor. In 2009 he directed Aleksei Arbuzov's The Promise for Belvoir, starring Ewen Leslie, Alison Bell and Chris Ryan. In 2010 he directed and co-wrote with Mark Leonard Winter, Thomas Henning and Chris Ryan a version of Seneca's Thyestes for the The Hayloft Project and Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne. This production won Green Room Awards for Best Production, Best Adaptation and Best Ensemble. In 2011 Stone became the Resident Director at Belvoir. In his first year in the role he wrote and directed The Wild Duck, after Henrik Ibsen, which won the 2011 Helpmann Award for Best Play and was staged in London at the Barbican in 2014. Also in 2011 he also directed Robyn Nevin in Lally Katz's Neighbourhood Watch for Belvoir and adapted and directed Bertolt Brecht's Baal for the Sydney Theatre Company.

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