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National Theatre Live: Yerma
National Theatre Live: Yerma

National Theatre Live: Yerma

Genres

DramaRomance

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A woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

31 August 2017

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Billie Piper

Billie Piper

Her

Brendan Cowell

Brendan Cowell

John

Charlotte Randle

Charlotte Randle

Mary

John Macmillan

John Macmillan

Victor

Maureen Beattie

Maureen Beattie

Helen

Thalissa Teixeira

Thalissa Teixeira

Des

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