Description

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Originally written by seventeenth century nun Sor Juana In z de la Cruz and adapted here by Catherine Boyle, House of Desires is a romantic farce involving a brother and sister entangled in a web of love with four others.

Critically acclaimed, this play was part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Spanish Golden Age 2004 season.

About the Author

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One of the few female playwrights of the Spanish Golden Age and a major Baroque literary figure in Mexico.