Details
This powerful play, based on a true story which took place in 1934 in the rural North of Portugal, dramatises the shocking events which led to the sacrificial burning of a woman accused of witchcraft. Published in 1959,
The Crime of the Old Village posed a challenge to the oppressive Portuguese Fascist Regime and to the Catholic Church which legitimised it. In today s spiritually warring world, it retains its religious pertinence and political verve because of its exploration of fanaticism and faith driven crimes.
Creatives/Company
Author:
Bernardo SantarenoProducer:
Alice de SousaCompany:
Galleon Theatre CompanyTranslation:
Alice de SousaDirector:
Bruce JamiesonCostume:
Rachel BayntonDesign(s):
Andrea Harper,
Anna CalligaroLighting:
Robert Gooch