The Unquiet Grave of Garcia Lorca

1936. Spain poised on the outbreak of civil war. A London publisher arranges a plane to undertake a covert flight to the Canary Islands to collect a V.I.P.

2008. A UK government minister drinks Sangria in the garden of his Granadian holiday home when news arrives that shocks him to his core.

2009. A theatre critic travels to Madrid to collect a gift for a friend. The contents of the package forge a vital link between past and present.

Moving between London and Spain and the 20th and 21st Centuries, Nicholas de Jongh's new play combines facts, fantasies and recent revelations to offer a challenging new perspective on the mysterious assassination of the gay Spanish writer, Garcia Lorca.

Exploring the tenderness of Lorca’s last great relationship and exposing Britain's shameful role in Spain's civil war, de Jongh's play explores the life and times of this enigmatic writer like never before.