Author Description

"I simply don't see reality as just anguish, despair, negativity and sex," said Alejandro Casona. After being translated into nine languages, Casona belongs as much to the World Theatre as to the Spanish Theatre. With his prize-winning vernacular, insightful character portrayal and creative story lines, Casona won the public in twenty-four countries, and his plays are still applauded by European and Hispanic audiences. His works received enthusiastic reviews in the international press: "The translation into German of Casona's works has hardly finished, and a race for their premiere has already started. Stuttgart wins the race with its premiere of a comedy with a sum total of neat, smart and poetic theatrical effects. A show we'll remember for a long time." (Mann Heimer Morgen, Stuttgart, Germany.) "Casona's comedy is both touching and funny, with human warmth throughout, developed with a remarkable balance." (Scena Illustrata, Florence, Italy.) "In the barren panorama of our Buenos Aires theatre, Casona's comedy is an oasis of verdant flora and clear springs." (Mundo Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina.)