TENDERNESS
by Alfredo Sanzol
Translated by Simon Breden
Tenderness is a comedy about deserted islands, shipwrecks, dreamy queens and fearful woodcutters, magic, impossible situations, unleashed passions, irrational hatreds, incendiary wishes, surprising twists and a desire that unites everyone: the desire to find Tenderness anywhere, anyhow and with anyone.
FREE ONLINE DRAMATISED READING AT cervantestheatre.com
Spanish Contemporary Theatre III
16th SEP 7pm UK
Nowadays there are many people thinking of secludingon a lonely island.The play Tenderness also speaks about that, about the fantasies of loneliness to escape from problems. I have told my stories imitating the 16th and 17th centuries Spanish comedies, and the English ones, so I hope it all goes very well in London.
Alfredo Sanzol
Alfredo Sanzol
He was born in Pamplona in 1972 and graduated in Law from the University of Navarra and in Stage Direction from RESAD. He has written and directed Risas y destrucción, Sí, pero no lo soy, Días estupendos, Delicadas, En la luna, Aventura!, La calma mágica, La respiración, Tenderness and La valentía. As a theatre director, he has directed and adapted Berkoff’s Like the Greeks, The Head of the Baptist, The Importance of Being Ernest, Waiting for Godot, Oedipus the King (City Theatre), The silly lady and Bohemian lights.
In 2015 he and Miguel del Arco and Andrés Lima created the project Teatro de la Ciudad. He has taught in different national and international institutions,
universities and theatres. He has also directed the Second Theatre Writing workshop of the SGAE Foundation. He has received the Max Award for the Performing Arts four times in the categories of Best Theatrical Author in Catalan or Valencian and Best Theatrical Author in Spanish. Also, the Ceres Award for Best Theatrical Author in 2012 for En la luna, the National Dramatic Literature Award in 2017 for La respiración and the XII Valle-Inclán Theatre Award in 2018 for La ternura.
TENDERNESS
Play by Alfredo Sanzol
Translated by Simon Breden
CAST
Seagreen Woodcutter Daniel Chrisostomou
The Emerald Queen Leila Asghar-Ali
The Salmon Princess Sapphire Joy
The Skyblue Woodcutter Jack Forsyth-Noble
The Brown Woodcutter Paul Albertson
The Ruby Princess Raksha Hoost
CREATIVE TEAM
Play by Alfredo Sanzol
Translated by Simon Breden
Directed by Paula Paz
Camera Operator 1 Liam Daly
Camera Operator 2 Daniel Holland
Lighting Operator Ben Sugrue
Stage Manager Estrella Alonso
Composer/Sound Designer Yaiza Varona
Sound recordist Correia
Live Streaming operator Ula Muroz
CERVANTES THEATRE TEAM
Artistic Director Jorge de Juan
Associate Artistic Director Paula Paz
House Manager Puerto Baker
Production Manager Santiago Cabrero
Graphic Design José Luis Hidalgo
Editor Mario de Juan