The Malak Gabr Theatre, American University in Cairo, Egypt, 2024

A bride's promise shattered. A blood vow betrayed. The fury of a village set ablaze.

In a collision of passions and traditions, the delicate balance between love and hate is ruptured, as a community hurtles towards its own destruction. Once the deed is done, there's no turning back.

Penned amidst the scorching heat of 1932, Lorca's original masterpiece, Bodas de Sangre, is a classic of World Theatre anticipating the cataclysmic turmoil that would engulf his cherished Spain and ultimately seal his tragic fate.

Now, In this brand new Arabic adaptation by Nour El Coptan, amidst the arid expanse of mountainous villages, Lorca's timeless exploration of the individual's struggle against societal constraints bursts forth with renewed intensity.

It's a tale as old as time - of love cursed, families at war, the concept of vengeance or طار and the inescapable ties of blood. Through achingly beautiful prose, it probes the deepest existential queries of our existence.

A warning for our times.