Peribanez

A rip-roaring new version of a Spanish play from the age of Shakespeare. A peasant wedding. Just as Peribanez and Casilda become man and wife, the Commander of the region is carried dying to their home. His waking sight of Casilda is enough to wreck all their lives as the Commander lays siege to Casilda, determined to use his higher social standing to have his way. But not without the opposition of the villagers. The rediscovery of of this 17th-century play in a lively new version was premiered at the Young Vic in London in May 2003.