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Production still for "Blood Wedding". L-R: David Valencia as the Bridegroom, Silvia Colloca as the Bride. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Blood Wedding

By Raimondo Cortese

21 July 2012 – 19 August 2012 Merlyn Theatre

Adapted from the play by Federico Garcia Lorca

Malthouse Theatre,

Classic New Adaptation Theatre

In this remarkable bilingual production, the lush lyricism of Federico García Lorca’s writing is wedded to a contemporary sensibility utterly of the now. Devastating romance, a clash between desire and tradition, a rich paean to the Spanish soil and its culture of passion and ritual — Lorca’s tour de force is all of these things.

Production still for "Blood Wedding". Mariola Fuentes as the Mother. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Blood Wedding". L-R: Matias Stevens as Leonardo, Nicole Da Silva as the Wife, Irene del Pilar Gomez. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Blood Wedding". L-R: Greg Ulfan as the Father, Nicole Da Silva as the Wife, Silva Colloca as the Bride, David Valencia as the Bridegroom, Matias Stevens as Leonardo, Irene del Pilar Gomez. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Blood Wedding". L-R: Irene del Pilar Gomez as the Beggar Woman, Nicole Da Silva (standing) as the Wife, Silvia Colloca as the Bride, Mariola Fuentes as the Mother, Ruth Sancho Huerga as the Servant. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Blood Wedding". Mariola Fuentes as the Mother. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Blood Wedding". L-R: Matias Stevens as Leonardo, Nicole Da Silva as the Wife, Irene del Pilar Gomez. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Blood Wedding". L-R: Greg Ulfan as the Father, Nicole Da Silva as the Wife, Silva Colloca as the Bride, David Valencia as the Bridegroom, Matias Stevens as Leonardo, Irene del Pilar Gomez. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Blood Wedding". L-R: Irene del Pilar Gomez as the Beggar Woman, Nicole Da Silva (standing) as the Wife, Silvia Colloca as the Bride, Mariola Fuentes as the Mother, Ruth Sancho Huerga as the Servant. Photographer: Jeff Busby