17th Century Spain. A peasant and his daughter provide shelter for a bawdy troop of soldiers and unleash a passionate drama.
Love is spurned; revenge sworn; honour ravaged; swords unsheathed; songs sung.
Adrian Mitchell returns to the Everyman with his sparkling adaptation of Calderón De La Barca’s “undoubted world masterpiece” (The Guardian).
This tale of crime and punishment wittily and compellingly embraces extraordinary emotional themes- bravery, justice, honour, love – among ‘ordin’ry’, humble people – and marks the production debut of our Artistic Director Gemma Bodinetz.
Company
Cast Nick Bagnall, Paul Bhattacharjee, Richard Bremmer, Michael Byrne, Chipo Chung, Annabelle Dowler, Matthew Flynn, Paul M Meston, Nick Moss & James Wallace
Director Gemma Bodinetz
Designer Soutra Gilmour
Lighting Designer Adam Silverman
Sound Designer Sean Pritchard
Composer Conor Linehan
Reviews
The Mayor of Zalamea
★★★★
"It is a real company effort, and they are very good company indeed"
The Guardian
The Mayor of Zalamea
"Bodinetz handled it all superbly; the comedy very funny, the sentiment gripping, the love and passion just right and those fights, edge-of-the-seat stuff"
Daily Post
The Mayor of Zalamea
"A bold, clear production that signals Liverpool (is) once again a city with ambitious theatre"
Reviews Gate