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                        Yerma
                
                                    
                        Episode 2 of 3
                    
                            
            Told with poetic imagery and song, Lorca's powerful tale of a woman's desperate yearning for a child that leads her to murder.
Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca
in a translation by Michael Dewell and Carmen Zapata
The tragic tale of a woman's desperate yearning for a child that leads her to murder. Infused with poetic imagery and song this is one of Lorca's best known plays, written in 1934.
Federico Garcia Lorca (1898 - 1936) is, with Cervantes, the best known figure in Spanish literature. His plays Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba are often referred to as a 'rural trilogy' and all three are being broadcast together on Radio 3 in March 2014.
Singers, Members of the cast and Leslie Pratt
Directed by Pauline Harris.
Last on
            Sun 9 Mar 2014
            22:00
        
        ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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Credits
| Role | Contributor | 
|---|---|
| Writer | Federico Garcia Lorca | 
| Yerma | Emma Cunniffe | 
| Juan | Conrad Nelson | 
| Victor | Declan Wilson | 
| Maria | Rebecca Callard | 
| Pagan Old Woman | Annette Badland | 
| Dolores | Claire Benedict | 
| Dolores' Neighbour | Kate Layden | 
| Washerwoman | Deborah McAndrew | 
| Washerwoman | Fionnuala Dorrity | 
| Washerwoman/Girl 1 | Liz Carter | 
| Washerwoman/Female at the Pilgrimag | Helen Longworth | 
| Male at the Pilgrimage | Kevin Harvey | 
| Spanish Voice | Anna Castineiras | 
| Music | Tayo Akinbode | 
| Musician | Tayo Akinbode | 
| Musician | Richard Arthurs | 
| Musician | Chris Cruiks | 
| Singer | Leslie Pratt | 
| Director | Pauline Harris | 
Broadcasts
- Sun 26 Sep 2010 20:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Sun 9 Mar 2014 22:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3