Yerma by Federico García Lorca, translated by Ursula Rani Sarma
Monday 18 November, 7.30pm Post Show Q&A
Thursday 21 November, 7.30pm Captioned performance
Hush my little baby, hush my little one,
for I will build our wooden hut beneath the setting sun,
beneath the golden stars my love,
there in the sleeping fields,
I’ll sing to you, I’ll sing to you,
while you sweetly dream.
Yerma is a young woman struggling with an unhappy, unfulfilled marriage and an obsessive compulsion to have a baby.
The social stigma of being childless exacerbates her sadness and desperation and ultimately leads her to commit an act of horrific violence. Does Yerma destroy all her hopes for the future or has she set herself free?
This version of Yerma was first presented in the Courtyard Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse on 5 March 2011.
Content warnings
Contains strong language, violent scenes of murder, abuse of and discrimination against women, scenes of a sexual nature, themes of pregnancy and fertility issues, and references to depression and suicide.
Cast in alphabetical order
Mariasha Altynbay Girl 1 / 2nd Woman /Sister 2
Yoav Besorai Juan
Harriet Beynon 5th Woman / Dolores
Amelia Cook Yerma
Louise Lacassagne Old Woman / Sister 1
Sabrena Osei-Tutu 4th Woman/ 1st Old Woman (Act 3)
Frank Roome Victor
Rosa Sanchez-Johnson Girl 2 / 3rd Woman / 2nd Old Woman / Girl at Grotto
Natalie Vaughan Maria
Creative Team
Director Sarah Esdaile
Designer Sammy Dowson
Lighting Designer Matt Leventhall
Sound Designer Mike Winship
Composer Gary Yerson
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