''¡Ay, Carmela!'' is a play by

José Sanchis Sinisterra José Sanchis Sinisterra (born June 28, 1940) is a Spanish playwright and theatre director. He was born in Valencia. He is best known, outside of Spain, for his award-winning play, ''¡Ay Carmela!''. In 2004 he won the Spanish National Dramatic ...

, set in the opening months of the Spanish Civil War, which premiered 5 November 1987 in Zaragoza under

José Luis Gómez José Luis Gómez may refer to: * José Luis Gómez (actor) (born 1940), Spanish actor and director * José Luis Gómez (footballer) (born 1993), Argentine footballer * José Luis Gómez Martínez (born 1943), Spanish professor * Joselu (footba ...

, who also played Paulino. Heavily allegorical, it tells the story of travelling players, Carmela and Paulino, who blunder into the wrong place at the wrong time. A film of the same name — '' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' — was released in 1990. The play takes its name from a popular Spanish Civil war song '' Ay Carmela''. Originally written in Spanish, it toured in 2006 in the UK in English.

Scripts

*''Ñaque, ¡Ay, Carmela!'' by

(Spanish, paperback), Ediciones Catedra, 1991. *''Ay, Carmela!'' by

, trans. John London (English, paperback), New Theatre Publications, 2003.

US premiere, Gala Theater, Washington DC, Sep 15 - Oct 9, 2011

Gala Theater, Washington DC, Sep 15 - Oct 9, 2011 GALA Hispanic Theatre presents ''¡Ay, Carmela!''
* ttp://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/41511/ay-carmela-at-gala-hispanic-theatre-reviewed-the-life-and/ The life and death of a Spanish dancerbr>''¡Ay, Carmela!'' se estrena en Washington dirigida por José Luis ArellanoLove and war at Gala

References

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