Premiered in 1981, The Granny and the Heist (La estanquera de Vallecas) interweaves tense excitement, comic banter and moments of great tenderness in its examination of an area of Madrid equally ignored by Spain's nascent democracy as it had been...
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Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt / Zentrale
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Premiered in 1981, The Granny and the Heist (La estanquera de Vallecas) interweaves tense excitement, comic banter and moments of great tenderness in its examination of an area of Madrid equally ignored by Spain's nascent democracy as it had been under the Franco dictatorship. Contains a new critical introduction and language-teaching resources
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- There's no-one quite like Grandma -- Vallecas: from village to neighbourhood and on stage -- Plot summary -- Alonso de Santos and the theatre of his time: playwriting and politics -- La estanquera de Vallecas: a blend of sainete and the picaresque -- Characters -- Premiere(s): critical and commercial reaction -- Notes on the translation -- Acknowledgements -- Translator's Note -- Bibliography -- La estanquera de Vallecas / The Granny and the Heist -- Teaching Resources -- Introduction -- Addressing any concerns
Teaching and learning objectives -- Skills activities -- Speaking -- Listening -- Reading -- Writing -- Research project -- Performance -- Lesson sequence -- Entrevista con Beatriz Bergamín / Interview with Beatriz Bergamín -- Transcriptions of videoclips -- Photographs from the 1985 stage production -- Sample student work -- Answers to questions