Spanish A Level students enjoy one of Lorca's plays at Corpus Christi Playroom

A Level Spanish students went to see one of Federico Lorca's plays on Tuesday evening. Federico García Lorca is one of the most emblematic twentieth century writers whose work is included in the syllabus for Spanish A Level. The evening helped students not only to expand their knowledge and to develop their understanding of Lorca´s plays and his political and social context in the relaxed atmosphere of a theatre, but also to put them in contact with the academic life of university students who attend or have an acting role in the play. One student commented: "Watching Yerma has been very useful to further understand Lorca´s use of symbols. I can use Yerma´s themes to support the analysis of the literary text I study for my A Level. It also illustrates Spanish society previous to the Civil War and during the dictatorship".