The House of Desires

A romantic farce by a major Baroque literary figure in Mexico.

A hilarious Spanish Golden Age play, adapted for the Royal Shakespeare Company by British translator Catherine BoyleOriginally written by seventeenth century nun Sor Juana Inez 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.