Visually stunning drama

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Allison Warwick and Dennis Andres star in a scene of Blood Wedding at Village Theatre Waterdown.

Village Theatre Waterdown has taken on a challenge in Blood Wedding
By Gary Smith
Special to The Spectator
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(Mar 6, 2007)

Showtime
What: Blood Wedding
Where: Village Theatre Waterdown, 317 Dundas St. E., Waterdown
When: March 8 to 10
Phone: 905-690-7889

You've got to hand it to Village Theatre Waterdown. Who else would tackle Lorca's masterwork Blood Wedding? It's a tough, rangy piece of theatre replete with poetry, flamenco and white hot ferocity. It's also a tough nut to crack.

Director Mike Rae and his design team have created a visually arresting production of Lorca's play that is more successful in its vision than it is in its execution.

Rae's set is a wonder. A great white womb of a thing surrounded by tormented, tangled trees, it creates a stunning visual metaphor for the playwright's fearful world.

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