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The Puppet Play of Don Cristobal
Short Play, Dark Comedy / 2f, 4m
Federico García Lorca, Gwynne Edwards
A farce for puppets...
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Cast Size
2f, 4m -
Subgenre
Farce -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
The third of Lorca's puppet plays centres around the familiar themes of love and marriage, yet the characters are bolder and more striking than before. As Lorca felt that puppets gave greater freedom, he was able to create coarse and unsubtle characters, such as the violent and greedy Don Christobal and his sexually insatiable young wife Rosita.
Performing Groups
- Setting A bare stage
- Additional Features Puppetry
- Cautions
- Intense Adult Themes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936) is widely considered to be Spain's most important playwright and poet. He and his close friend Salvador Dalí took the literary and artistic worlds by storm in the 1920's, introducing daring explorations of desire, sexuality and surrealism. ...