Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon: Helen Edmundson's new play for the RSC is based on the life of Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz, a 17th century Mexican nun who was also a poet and playwright. Sister Juana had a questing, infinitely curious nature, a hunger for learning. For a while she was able to live an intellectual life, to read and write what she wished, but eventually she was forced to lay down her pen as her creati…
SOURCE: The Stage at 05:17AM on February 9, 2012