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The House Of Bernarda Alba
Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, LondonLorca's The House Of Bernarda Alba is relocated to Iran in this new production at the Almeida theatre, which features the British stage debut of Iranian stage and screen star Shohreh Aghdashloo.
She plays Bernarda Alba, a powerful matriarch who, following her husband's funeral in rural Iran, decrees that she and her five daughters will enter a period of eight years' mourning. The only one likely to escape this fate is eldest daughter Angustias, who is already engaged to the village's most eligible bachelor. In the strict confines of the house, jealousy and suppressed sexuality rise to the surface. As Bernarda's oppression of her daughters increases, it is more than the girls' liberty that is in danger.
Aghdashloo has film credits including House Of Sand And Fog, The Stoning Of Soraya M and X-Men: The Last Stand, as well as US television appearances on 24, ER and Will & Grace.
Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca's other plays include Yerma and Blood Wedding, which was staged at the Almeida theatre in 2005.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Amanda Hale, Sarah Solemani, Jane Bertish, Pandora Colin, Jasmina Daniel, Seline Hizli, Mia Soteriou, Badria Timimi, Hara Yannas
adapted by: Emily Mann
director: Bijan Sheibani
designer: Bunny Christie
lighting designer: Jon Clark
sound: Dan Jones
Ticket Prices:
£8-£32 (previews £8-£26)
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Sat 14:30, 15 & 29 Feb 14:30
- opening night:
- Box Office:
020 7359 4404 - Visit the Show Website
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Venue InformationHIDE
Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street, London, United Kingdom, N1 1TA
- Nearest tube: Angel/Highbury & Islington (800m)
- Nearest bus: 4, 19, 30, 43 (Route 43 is accessible)
- Nearest train: Highbury & Islington
- Parking: NCP at the Business Design Centre off Upper Street. Some parking available in streets adjoining Almeida Street. Drop off and pick up right outside main entrance. Patrons welcome to use a private phone to arrange pick up.
- Air conditioned: 1
- Download an Enabled Map
Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: TEL 020 7359 4404 ACCESS INFO. 020 7288 4999 EMAIL access@almeida.co.uk
- Discounts: available for all disabled people and their companions.
- Limited mobility: 23 seats in the front row offer the best leg room.
- Access description: Level access to foyer through automatic sliding doors or through double glass doors opening both ways. Wheelchair users can push a button to open the sliding doors. Box Office with lowered counter in the foyer. Stalls down 6 steps or a sloped walkway. Access to circle via 2 staircases of 27 steps each with handrails on each side. Good signage throughout. The floors in the foyer are concrete.
- Hearing impaired: Infra-red assisted hearing system in the auditorium and an Induction Loop in the Box Office
- Guide dogs policy: Allowed into auditorium - please book an aisle seat. Staff are also happy to dog sit.
- Wheelchairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair/scooter users in the stalls. 8 wheelchair and scooter transfer spaces are available to aisle seats in rows A and B – escorts not required. Theatre also provides 1 wheelchair for loan. Auditorium is carpeted.
- Toilets: Accessible men’s and women’s in the foyer, each with 1 cubicle that is wider and has handrails for people with mobility difficulties.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilets inside the foyer by the lift.
- Bars: Level access to Café Bar located just off the foyer area. The Café Bar has wooden floors, moveable seating and offers table service. Section of bar counter is wheelchair accessible (80cm high). Menu available on blackboard written in white chalk and in large print. Drinks may be brought to disabled customers in the auditorium.
