Productions
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
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
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– THE FRIENDS SCHEME
The Cervantes Theatre runs a friends scheme that enables people to support the charity to continue providing top quality theatre. Productions in off-west end theatres in London cannot be put on solely through ticket sales (prices would have to roughly double for this to be the case) and so every play requires money to be found from elsewhere. We are deeply grateful to our main corporate and institutional sponsors, whose logos with links to their websites are on the bottom of every page of this website together with Arts Council England for their support
The Friends scheme is designed for individuals who want to help us. In exchange we offer a range of benefits including discounts on ticket and bar prices. Read more here
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
info@cervantestheatre.com
Cervantes Theatre Arch 26 229 Union Street London SE1 0LR
