Productions
The Eyes of the Night Los ojos de la noche
written by Paloma Pedrero
translated by Catherine Boyle
Performances 11th - 28th September 2019 at 7.30pm, Tickets from £15.00
(Wednesday and Thursday in Spanish, Friday and Saturday in English)
Audio Described Performances : 20th, 21st September 2019 (carer goes free)
The House of the Spirits La Casa de los Espíritus
By Caridad Svich after Isabel Allende
“The House of the Spirits,” published in 1982, is a National Bestseller and Isabel Allende’s debut novel which catapulted her to literary stardom. When Isabel Allende’s novel first appeared on the international literary scene, it was widely heralded as a feminist response to Gabriel García Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude”; it continues to this day to captivate readers across the world as it has been translated in over 20 languages.
Charting the rise and fall of the Trueba family in an un-named Latin American country (reminiscent of Chile), Caridad Svich’s play spans the 1920s through the 1970s, as the country moves through enormous sociopolitical changes that culminate in a devastating dictatorship. The play is told from the sensorial point of view of the youngest of three generation of women, Alba, who is held as the play opens, in a torture room by the government. The swirling memories, frightening and amusing, lyrical and fantastic, illuminate the stage as Alba records her family’s history and ultimately finds the strength to recover her own story. This new re-imagining of “The House of the Spirits” is a bold and daring theatre piece that captures the force and sensuality of Allende’s vision through Caridad Svich’s unique poetic spirit.
In Spanish – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 28th October – 28th November 2019 7.30pm , Saturday 2nd and 16th November 2019 at 7.30pm plus various matinees
In English – Thursday, Friday, Saturday 31st October – 30th November 2019 7.30pm (except Saturday 2nd/16th November 2019)
Ticket Prices: from £20 / £17.50 concs
Rapid Productions/Readings
Run ! ¡Corre!
By Yolanda García Serrano
translated by Jessica Rainey
There are siblings that hurt you, and Kico, who reappears to disturb the life of his only sister Emma, is one of these. Kico, who learnt to run before he could walk. First in front of his mother, later in front of his teachers and much later in front of the police. In contrast, Emma was always a good girl who learnt to protect herself from the disputes that racked her family. Why is it that siblings can be so different ?
RUN ! takes place over the time period of a year, from winter when, for the first time in a long time, Emma visits her brother in prison, to spring when Kico’s desire to run will determine both of their futures. «Nothing attracts you like the bad person» is the phrase that hovers over the relationship between the brother and sister. Why ? Because it’s as true as it’s painful.
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This is a Cervantes Theatre Rapid Production:
Friday 4th October 2019 7.30pm in Spanish, Saturday 5th October 2019 7.30pm in English
Ticket Prices: £6/£5 concs
Stupid People Gente Estúpida
By Daniela Fejerman
translated by Hayley O’Kell and María Bastianes
Two brothers who argue as to who should care for their lonely mother, a couple who sleep together again after a year of separation, a pregnant policewoman, a British father who aims to pick up his son on his birthday, a desperate man who assaults an off-roader driven by a local dignitary. This is a comedy about stupidity, which knows no economic or social barriers. For there are stupid people in all societies, throughout all ages of all sexes, religions and races. But do we stop to think about this ?
This is a Cervantes Theatre Rapid Production:
Friday 11th October 2019 7.30pm in Spanish, Saturday 12th October 2019 7.30pm in English
Ticket Prices: £6/£5 concs
(A Rapid Production is the full play, rehearsed over an abridged amount of time – typically 3 days . It contains most of the elements of a full production, including typically music, set, costume and full actor movement. Actors will however be using scripts)
Courage, Outrage and Woman Valor, agravio y mujer
By Ana Caro de Mallén
Translated by Catherine Boyle
THESE PERFORMANCES ARE READINGS
The heroine, Leonor has been abandoned by her lover, Juan. She disguises herself as a man in order to challenge him with the hope of restoring her lost honour through his death. Following him over the seas, she becomes caught in a lover triangle (courting, as a man, her rival Estela) and successfully manipulates everybody she meets.
Friday 18th October 2019 7.30pm in Spanish, Saturday 19th October 2019 7.30pm in English
Ticket Prices: £6/ £5 concs
ACTING CLASSES/CLASES DE INTERPRETACIÓN
From September 16th 2019 – Beginners, Intermediates and Advanced
The classes are in Spanish and are suitable for both native Spanish speakers and non-Spanish speakers who have a good level of Spanish. Minimum age is 17/No Maximum
Las clases se imparten en español y son aptas tanto para hispano hablantes como para personas para quienes el español no es su primera lengua pero que tienen un buen nivel del mismo. Si puedes leer el español en esta página, puedes hacer el curso. La edad mínima requerida es de 17 años o más (nuestro participante anterior de mas edad tiene 65 años).
THE 1ST ANA CARO PRIZE
The 1st Ana Caro Prize aims to support, promote and internationalise modern day Spanish Drama
PREMIO ANA CARO – EDICIÓN I
El I PREMIO ANA CARO DE TEATRO 2019, tiene como finalidad apoyar, promocionar y difundir internacionalmente la dramaturgia en lengua española más actual
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The Cervantes Theatre stages numerous Spanish language plays throughout the year from both Spanish and Latin American playwrights. The productions are performed in Spanish on Monday-Tuesday, and in English Wednesday-Saturday. Our weekly Tuesday matinees are ideal for school groups wishing to visit our 88 seat venue.
All schools who wish to be involved with the programme will be provided with our educational pack a few weeks before the trip, which includes information on our current production and interactive workshops which can be carried out in class either before or after seeing the play.
Visits also include a pre or post-show talk with a member of the creative team, who will talk about the creative process and discuss issues surrounding the play.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
Box office number: 020 3633 4406
Box Office opening hours:
Mon - Fri 10:00-18:00
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Cervantes Theatre Arch 26 229 Union Street London SE1 0LR
