The Madness of Love (play)

The Madness of Love (Spanish: La locura de amor) is a 1855 historical drama play written by Manuel Tamayo y Baus.

Tracking the plight of Queen Joanna of Castile, the play consists of 5 acts set in 1506 in Castile; specifically in Tudela de Duero (Act 1), in an inn near Tudela (Act 2) and in the Palace of the Constables of Castile in Burgos (last three acts).

[1] The play premiered at the Teatro del Príncipe on 12 January 1855.

[2] It proved to be a commercial and international success.

[3] A very influential 19th-century work, it has been adapted to film several times.

Act 3, scene 5 of the play as performed by the company of the Teatro Español , circa 1901, featuring Fernando Díaz de Mendoza as the King and María Guerrero as the Queen