Spanish Plays (NHB Modern Plays)

A collection of modern Spanish and Catalan plays in translations by practising English playwrights, commissioned and first staged by the Royal Court Theatre.This volume contains:Sergi Belbel's Caresses translated by John LondonA disturbing picture of contemporary society against a background of urban alienationJuan Mayorga's The Scorched Garden translated by Nick DrakeAbout a group of inmates locked up in a mental hospital since the Spanish Civil WarDavid Planell's Bazaar translated by John CliffordUndercurrents of racism surface poisonously during the course of a hilarious attempt to get an accident video shown on TVAntonio Onetti's Bleeding Heart translated by Oscar Ceballos and Mary PeateSet in contemporary Seville where a naive, middle-aged transvestite encounters a petty thief nicknamed 'sour face'.Lluisa Cunille's Roundabout translated by Oscar Ceballos and Mary PeateA fascinating study of obsession and delusion.Paloma Pedrero's Wolf Kisses translated by Roxana SilbertA young woman returns to her rural village home to await her Parisian lover despite the hostility of the villagers.