Contents
List of figures
Acknowledgements
A note on translations
Prologue
1. LORCA’S LIFE IN THE THEATRE
Formative experiences
La Barraca
Anfistora
Mainstream success
2. KEY WRITINGS AND IDEAS
A Talk About Theatre
The modern director
Lorca’s ideas on theatre
Social commitment and theatre
Rhythm and harmony
Imagination and inspiration
Multidisciplinarity
Prologues, Dragón
El público, Comedia sin título
3. KEY PRODUCTIONS
Fuente Ovejuna
Lorca and the Spanish Golden Age
Rehearsing Fuente Ovejuna
Casting
Co-directing: Ugarte and Maortua de Ucelay
Rehearsals and actor training
Working on verse
Co-directing: Rivas Cherif
Acting work
4. PRACTICAL EXERCISES: LORCA AND RIVAS CHERIF
Observations of Lorca’s rehearsals
Casting
The rehearsal period
Verse work
Breathing
Verse form
Punctuation and thought
Annotating the text
Improvisation
Character work
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Simon Breden is currently Doctor Encargado at the University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain. His published work focuses on rehearsal practice, contemporary and Golden Age Spanish theatre, and issues of translating for the stage. He is also a published translator and former stage director.
