Opportunities to see Drama from the Spanish Golden Age performed in London are very rare and picking up a flier advertising this performance did much to take my mind away from the snow and freezing temperatures we have recently experienced in London.. Lorca has been performed in the National and Old Vic Theatres in the last few years, but to my recollection comedia works are rare treats in this part of the world.
Lope has been described in survey course of Spanish literature and drama as one of the greatest geniuses the dramatic world has known. His output was prolific. Equally he had an eventful life, which few of us could ever hope to match.
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