Yerma

Yerma by Stone, Simon (Author) and Lorca, Federico Garcia (Original Author) 2017.

I think that Yerma explores lack of purpose, and pregnancy. The play explores infertility, societal expectations around motherhood, and the impact of the failure of pregnancy/ the failure of the desire on a relationship. Creating life is one of the main goals of a human and a women's purpose in it is giving birth or at least that is what society says and this pressure builds and builds on 'Her' causing her to lose her grip on reality, pushing her towards a violent and destructive act. 

The Characters include: Her (the lead), John (husband), Mary (mum), Victor (ex-boyfriend), Des (journalist) and Helen (Her's sister).

• The relationship between Her and John is very sexual and close but they rely on that part to keep them together. When John started going on more business trips you could see them growing apart and on top of this Her needed him there so they could try for pregnancy. 
• The next relationship is between Her and her mother. Mary is not the greatest mother and was not affectionate enough to Her during her childhood. 

Stone's production shifts the play's focus to a contemporary setting, exploring themes of childlessness, social expectations, and female identity in a modern context. He reframes the play, making it a powerful and unsettling exploration of the desperation and emotional turmoil associated with the desire for motherhood 

The style of acting is very naturalistic however the play is set out over months so it cannot be naturalism. It involves elements of Brechtian theatre but it isn't political.

Why did John not want to have a baby? He wanted a child first but as soon as Her reciprocated he slowed down. It could have been the amount of pressure she put on it which scared him. He strikes me as someone who goes with the flow not putting pressure on much.