Adaptations

Laurencia, A Ballet

• premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1939
• adaptation of Fuenteovejuna as a ballet
• focuses on romance between Laurencia and Frondoso
• due to the silent nature of ballet, the final scenes involving the following inquisition into the case is not present
• done in the Soviet style of drambalet to emphasize the realness of the events and characters

V for Vendetta, a graphic novel and movie

• movie premiered in 2005, based on a graphic novel by Vertigo Comics
• Not necessarily an adaptation but the parallels are extremely clear
• main plot revolves around a man and woman together against an unjust environment
• female protagonist is under great threat, particularly in regards of sexual violence
• ends with the entirety of the people of the city coming together under one identity to end the tyranny
• blends the ideas of Fuenteovejuna with modern, comic style instances
• Nazi-esque bad guys
• super cool super guy in a mask with super human abilities

The Village, by April De Angelis

• first staged in 2018 at Theatre Royal Stratford East in London
• adapts medieval Spain to modern India
• the Commander is now the Inspector, a member of the BJP
• De Angelis gives the story a feminist, 21st century twist
• Jyoti, the Laurencia character, is a stand alone character; she is a single teenager pursued by the Inspector
• the women of the village, as opposed to everyone, or particularly the men, rise up against the Inspector and his regime to fight back
• bones of the story are still the same
• young woman is pursued sexually by an older male in a high position of power, abusing it to his advantage
• the village rallies together to protect her
• the whodunit for the ages