La Lupa

A mother, a daughter and their love hurtle towards tragedy in Verga's passionate Italian drama, first performed in 1894. The play has been translated and reworked by David Lan.

David Lan's new version of Verga's classic play "Mothers like me? We should be burned alive. We should be fed to the pigs, mothers like me." A mother fumes about her daughter's love affair as they hurtle towards tragedy in Verga's passionate Italian drama, first performed in 1894.David Lan's acclaimed new version premiered at the RSC in June 2000.