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La sangre y la ceniza (1960-1965), Alfonso Sastre Salvador

Scene

La sangre y la ceniza (Blood and Ash)is about four hours long. Because of this, Sastre states that he is happy for directors to shorten or omit some of the lengthier documentary-style s... (Read more...)

Staging

La sangre y la ceniza (Blood and Ash) is a play that features a number of notable, and often anachronistic, staging elements. One of these anachronistic elements is the screen that proj... (Read more...)

Music

There are a number of songs and hymns in the play. In the prologue a Nazi chorus accompanies the sight of the soldiers destroying the statue of Miguel Servet. In Part Two a liturgical h... (Read more...)

Cast number
Minimum Maximum
34 males 54 males
1 female 1 female
35 (total) 55 (total)
Cast information
The character of Matthieu Ory, who presides over the initial trial of Miguel in scene 8 of Part One, is not mentioned in the cast list of many editions, despite having a speaking part. The cast number may vary considerably, depending on how many extra cast members (e.g. for crowd scenes) a director chooses to feature.
Characters
  • FRELLON, Editor
  • MIGUEL, Doctor
  • DANIEL, Disciple
  • DOCTOR SANGUINO
  • JOHN THE ANABAPTIST
  • SEBASTIAN CASTELLIÓN, Intellectual
  • JAILER
  • OLD SINNER
  • BALTASAR, Printer
  • BENITO, Played by the same actor who plays Daniel
  • POLICE CHIEFS OF VIENNE and GENEVA, Performed by the same actor
  • POLICE OFFICER 1
  • MAUGIRON, Powerful official from Vienne
  • CARDINAL TOURNON
  • TOWN CRIERand USHER
  • EXECUTIONERS OF VIENNE and GENEVA, Performed by the same actor
  • ROSA, Proprietress of the Inn in Geneva
  • POLICE OFFICER 2
  • CALVIN, Minister
  • SERVANT, Only has one line
  • PERRIN, Member of the Council
  • SERGEANT
  • SENTRY 1
  • FAREL, Minister
  • ONLOOKER 1
  • ONLOOKER 2
  • MINSTREL
  • STORY-TELLING GYPSY
  • FLAMENCO SINGER
  • PROTESTER, Only has one line

Extra Cast Members

  • NAZI SOLDIERS
  • ANABAPTISTS
  • INVALIDS
  • OFFICIALS OF THE HOLY OFFICES
  • SENIOR OFFICIALS
  • ONLOOKERS
  • POLICE OFFICERS
  • TWO SENTRIES
  • FOUR HOODED MEN

Opposition Liberals

  • X
  • Y
  • Z
  • J
  • K
  • M

Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 5 October 2010.

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