Brief Introduction Written in 1959 by Eugène Ionesco, Rhinoceros is one of the fundamental works of the theatre of the absurd and one of the most celebrated political parables of the 20th century Synopsis In a small town, the inhabitants begin inexplicably to turn into rhinoceroses. As the phenomenon spreads, what at first provokes astonishment, fear and repulsion gradually becomes common, desirable and, in the end, almost impossible to avoid. Ionesco thus builds a play about the contagion of ideas, conformism, the seduction of collective strength and the difficulty of the existence of an I when everyone chooses to belong to a We. Artistic credits adaptation | MIGUEL GRAÇA direction | RODRIGO ALEIXO set design / costumes | FERNANDO ALVAREZ lighting design PEDRO GUIMARÃES original music JANEIRO choreography | RITA SPIDER cast AFONSO VICENTE JERÓNIMO, FREDERICO BARATA, GONÇALO ANDRÉ, GONÇALO BOTELHO, INÊS M. DIAS, JOANA CASTRO, LUIZ RIZO, PEDRO CAEIRO, RITA ROCHA SILVA, SÉRGIO SILVA, TERESA CÔRTE-REAL, TOBIAS MONTEIRO Additional Information - Entry to the auditorium is forbidden once the show has begun - Use of strobe lighting - High sound pressure levels (high decibels) - Smoking takes place on stage - Use of smoke on stage Prices Stalls - 15€ Discounts Students of artistic schools Over 65s Show professionals