The House of Bernarda Alba (La Casa De Bernarda Alba) NYC Reviews and Tickets

87%

(17 Reviews)

Positive

88%

Mixed

12%

Negative

Members say

Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Thought-provoking, Entertaining

About the Show

Repertorio Espanol's revival of Lorca's tragic tale of a cloistered world of women in 1930's Spain.

Bernarda Alba is a dominating woman, who, after the death of her second husband, imposes an eight year period of mourning on her five adult daughters, whom she has always controlled to an excessive degree. The mourning period further isolates the daughters, and tension mounts within the household. A story of pretensions, self-deceits and destructive willfulness in a world of women who are all victims.

Written by Federico Garcia Lorca. Performed in Spanish with English subtitles.

Member Reviews (17)

Absorbing, Entertaining, Delightful

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Resonant, Riveting, Profound, Great writing, Great acting

See it if The v well-costumed&v v well-written play, perf by a remarkable cast,is abt "women who love moves2tragedy."The repression of 5 daughters by*

Don't see it if Not into Sp plays w Eng subtitles,nor in the values&customs of rural Sp women, tho the play's appeal is more universal&resonant than local. Read more

Masterful, Riveting, Great acting, Absorbing, Clever

See it if This is the revival at gene frankel theatre. Riveting lead actress and plot twist not even the mother can see coming.

Don't see it if You like musicals, light hearted things. Also if you do not like watching abusive situations.

100

Absorbing, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Riveting, Cliched

See it if you want to see a great play about passion and trials of women in a repressive society

Don't see it if you do not enjoy plays in Spanish, albeit with English translation Read more

Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Enchanting, Entertaining

See it if you want a family friendly show

Don't see it if you don't want a family friendly show

Absorbing, Great writing, Resonant, Ambitious, Thought-provoking

See it if you want to see a classic by a superb playwright in a off beat theater

Don't see it if you get annoyed at some actors doing really bad accents making it difficult to understand the words

Absorbing, Ambitious, Great acting, Intense

See it if You enjoy watching superbly dramatical characters (ha ha!)

Don't see it if You prefer a large venue with lots of shiny lights, you don't care for misery Read more

Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Dated, Exquisite

See it if you like thought-provoking theater.

Don't see it if you don't like a play in another language. You want flashy lights, sets, costumes

Critic Reviews (1)

For a previous production

"This new staging moves so fast as to become a headlong rush to tragedy...The greatest strength of this production lies in its exploitation of the acid humor and the irony in virtually every line...You can laugh at many of the lines and be amused by the hypocrisy of these characters, and still come away appalled at their fate...Mr. Buch's reading of the play is acute and sensitive. It shares with some of Garcia Lorca's best poetry a sense of bitter mockery that barely masks despair."
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Trailer

Creative team

Repertorio Español

Producer

Federico Garcia Lorca

Playwright

Rene Buch

Director