THEATER
fri 9.00pm and sat 5.00pm | 90 min. | ages 12+at Stage Hallprice A: €10 / €7.50 / €5 // discounts may applyprice Youth €5
SET 13th Post-show conversation with Pedro Mexia and Mafalda Lencastre
Accessible Session on SET 14th w/ LGP (Portuguese Sign Language) and AD (PT)
"Suécia", the first stage show written by Pedro Mexia, plays around with the pre-conceived notions we all have of Sweden - the place where Bergman's movies come from, the paradise (lost?) of social-democracy, or just thinking of it as the homeland of the infernal Strindberg and the syrupy ABBA.
Staged by Nuno Cardoso, the play takes us back to the aftermath of the September 1976 elections, that brought an end to the uninterrupted half-century of governance by the Social Democratic Party. A time that coincides with the marriage of Monika, daughter of Egerman, a bitter intellectual in his sixties, "retired from the world", that makes no effort to hide his satisfaction at the toppling of the status quo.
As such, "Suécia" discusses the idealized future, the end of illusion and good intentions, blurring the line between public and private, political and intimate.
SET 13th Post-show conversation with Pedro Mexia and Mafalda Lencastre
Accessible Session on SET 14th w/ LGP (Portuguese Sign Language) and AD (PT)
"Suécia", the first stage show written by Pedro Mexia, plays around with the pre-conceived notions we all have of Sweden - the place where Bergman's movies come from, the paradise (lost?) of social-democracy, or just thinking of it as the homeland of the infernal Strindberg and the syrupy ABBA.
Staged by Nuno Cardoso, the play takes us back to the aftermath of the September 1976 elections, that brought an end to the uninterrupted half-century of governance by the Social Democratic Party. A time that coincides with the marriage of Monika, daughter of Egerman, a bitter intellectual in his sixties, "retired from the world", that makes no effort to hide his satisfaction at the toppling of the status quo.
As such, "Suécia" discusses the idealized future, the end of illusion and good intentions, blurring the line between public and private, political and intimate.
Additional information
By Pedro Mexia Stage direction Nuno Cardoso Dramaturgy support Madalena Alfaia Stage direction assistant Mafalda Lencastre Set design F. Ribeiro Music Pedro "Peixe" Cardoso Lighting design Cárin Geada Costumes Nélson Vieira Movement Roldy Harrys With António Fonseca, Joana Carvalho, Jorge Mota, Lisa Reis, Patrícia Queirós, Paulo Freixinho and Pedro Frias