The Painter of Dishonour

This translation of one of Calderón’s greatest plays was premiered by the RSC. An ageing painter is driven to double vengeance when his young bride’s lover returns from the dead. Cast size: 16

The third of Calderon's three wife-murder plays, in which an artist is asked to paint a portrait of a beautiful woman, only to find that she is his long-lost wife who had been kidnapped by her former lover. Thinking she has surrendered to her captor, the painter kills them.This translation of one of Calderón’s greatest plays was premiered by the RSC. An ageing painter is driven to double vengeance when his young bride’s lover returns from the dead. Cast size: 16