Happy New Lear
Theatre 22€
Wednesday 14 October · until 13 Dec
An old aristocrat lost at a petrol station and a comedian whose car breaks down on a national road are thrown together by fate in a tragicomic journey combining Shakespeare's King Lear with a very contemporary problem. Text by Patrícia Portela, directed by Martim Pedroso, with Maria Rueff and Maria do Céu Guerra at A Barraca.
An old aristocrat of other times wanders lost and abandoned at a petrol station. A comedian on her way to an end-of-year gig runs out of car on a national road. Fate seems to want to bring these two characters together on a tragicomic journey that combines an old story of family succession with a practical problem of the contemporary world. Information and bookings: T.: 213 965 360 | 913 341 683 | 968 792 495. Technical sheet: A Barraca. Based on "King Lear" by William Shakespeare (translations by Álvaro Cunhal, Millôr Fernandes and Manuel Gomes da Torre). Text by Patrícia Portela; direction by Martim Pedroso; with Maria Rueff and Maria do Céu Guerra.