If you wish Twelfth Night’s love triangle was a love octagon… meet this passionate and thrilling comedy. House of Desires is a 1600's romantic farce about two siblings involved in a variety of romantic entanglements. Originally written in Spanish, it is a wonderfully witty comedy of errors full of clear-sighted female protagonists, clever servants, and the folly of ambitious men.Emily and Shannon unpack Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's fascinating life and the plot of this hilarious play. And Hedgepig Ensemble member Basil Rodericks performs a monologue from Catherine Boyle's translation!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-is-a-classic-the-expand-the-canon-theatre-podcast/donations

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

Transcript

Related