Fuente Ovejuna by Lope De Vega

Fuente

This production of Fuente Ovejuna has been created by second year students and their tutors on the BA (Hons) Acting & Global Theatre programme at the London School of Film, Media & Performance

Based on an historical incident in Castile in 1476, Fuente Ovejuna charts the journey of rural villagers from romance to revolution. British playwright Steve Gooch lends a contemporary twist to Lope de Vega's classic of the Spanish Golden Age.

Although written in 1619, Fuente Ovejuna's themes of community solidarity and the heroism of 'ordinary people' bear strong parallels to recent events such as the 'Arab Spring.' De Vega's challenges to gender roles and to established social hierarchies also have strong resonances with our own times.

All the characters in Fuente Ovejuna undergo a journey of discovery - in the heroine Laurencia's words - to understand what it is to be human, to have dignity and self-respect.

Performance Dates

Performances are open to the public on:

Thursday December 8th at 19:00
Friday December 9th at 19:00
Saturday December 10th at 15:00

Venue & Run-Time

All performances take place at Regent's College London in Studio 1 (Darwin Basement) and run for 90 minutes.

Directions to the School can be found here

Tickets

Tickets are free and can be booked by emailing Dr. Valerie Kaneko-Lucas lucasv@regents.ac.uk

Book your ticket now to avoid disappointment!

Due to the nature of the staging, latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable point in the performance.

For more information email Arron Newton at Arron.Newton@regents.ac.uk or Dr. Valerie Kaneko-Lucas at lucasv@regents.ac.uk

Page last updated 12/8/2011