A couple of years ago, Pedro Gil visited the Aljube Museum, former Aljube prison, where his grandfather was arrested by the Salazar regime. Written in one of the walls of the exhibition he found the five Don’ts of the Estado Novo in bold letters: we DON’T discuss the country, we DON’T discuss authority, we DON’T discuss family, we DON’T discuss work and we DON’T discuss God. Suddenly, he came up with the idea of making a Don Juan. This Don Juan doesn’t trust the ghost of the Comendatore. The ghost wants him to shake his hand. Don Juan senses it’s a bad idea to shake the hand of a ghost he himself killed. He then decides not to be present at the supper they agreed upon. Don Juan runs away, but where to? This is a comedy.
DON JUAN ESFAQUEADO NA AVENIDA DA LIBERDADE
By Pedro Gil7 November to 2 December
Wednesday to Saturday, 21h
Sunday, 17h30
Conversation with the team:
Sunday, 18 November, after the performance
Sala Mário Viegas
€12 with discounts
Sunday, 18 November, 17h30
Description
Cast and Creative
Text and artistic direction Pedro Gil Cast Filipa Matta, Miguel Loureiro, Pedro Gil, Raquel Castro, Rita Calçada Bastos and Tónan Quito Lighting design Daniel Worm d’Assumpção Executive production Vítor Alves Brotas/Agência 25 Set Photography Mariana Silva Residency O Espaço do Tempo, Companhia Olga Roriz Co-production Barba Azul, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Centro Cultural Vila Flor and São Luiz Teatro Municipal