Radio Aluna Teatro

“The bigger you love, the bigger the pain, the bigger the suffering. Part of me worries that Lorca didn’t know love without pain, without suffering. I’d want to know, ’how have you known love?” - Paulie McDermid In this episode we chat dear friend to Aluna and self-confessed ‘total Lorca nerd’, Paulie McDermid! In celebration of the opening of Aluna Theatre and Modern Times’ co-production of The House of Bernarda Alba, Paulie gives us an inside look at the life and work of Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director Federico Garcia Lorca.  Paulie McDermid has been a member of Aluna's board of directors since 2014. You may know them as their drag alter ego, Philomena Flynn-Flawn - school teacher by day, cabaret artiste by night! Paulie is also the author of Love, desire, and identity in the theatre of Federico García Lorca. We chat with Paulie about everything Lorca - about his private and public life, about his inspirations and major works, and the impact he’s left on drama lovers everywhere.   All Radio A