Villanova Theatre concludes its 2023-24 season with
THE SPANISH TRAGEDY
4/10 – 4/21 | Court Theatre
Opening Night: Thursday, April 11
By Thomas Kyd
Directed by Chelsea Phillips & Alice Dailey
Before Game of Thrones, before Kill Bill, before Carrie – even before Hamlet – there was The Spanish Tragedy, the great-granddaddy of modern revenge tales. Deprived of justice for the murder of his son, the loyal courtier Hieronimo abandons legal redress and, joined by the canny and resolute Bel-Imperia, sets out to seek blood for blood. With its intricate plotting and bold theatricality, Thomas Kyd’s timeless tragedy speaks to our present moment with its unflinching look at judicial inequity, legacies of violence and the all-too-persistent seduction of vengeance.