SAT 5.00pm
75 min.
Discounts
50%
Patrons/Maecenas and Friends (Adagio to Appassionato) of Teatro Viriato;
Municipal Elder Card;
Viseu Youth Card
European Youth Card.
30%
Families (parent(s) accompanied by minors) – discount applies to the adults’ tickets; while Youth Price (€5) applies to the children’s tickets;
ACERT Associates;
Cine Clube de Viseu members;
Performative arts professionals;
Câmara Municipal de Viseu and SMAS Viseu employees;
ages 65+.
15%
Teachers.
10%
FNAC card
Discounts are not cumulative. Discounted tickets are personal and non-transferable, and require the presentation of a means of identification if requested at the entrance.
Discounts apply except if otherwise indicated.
PRE-PURCHASE DISCOUNT
5% nnon-cumulative with any other discount, if bought at least 20 days before the show date (except school groups).
In the Greek tragedy “The Suppliants”, Aeschylus tells the story of fifty sisters that, having been forced to marry fifty cousins against their will, flee Egypt by boat, crossing the Mediterranean, and disembark in Greece, where they plea for asylum.
We don’t need to search very hard to find current reality in certain myths or theatre plays. A journey like the one described above could be headlining any evening news programme of today.
In this rewrite, penned by Sara Barros Leitão, we reflect upon the European project, borders, pacts of hospitality, shelter and integration.
“Suplicantes” is a tragedy — because only tragedy can explain the world of today — and it is fiction — for only emotional detachment from individual stories can allow us to understand the universal quality of these questions.
Access Chair Wheels
Portuguese gestural language
Text and stage direction Sara Barros Leitão
Stage direction assistance and production Inês Sincero
With Lígia Roque, Ricardo Vaz Trindade and Sandro Feliciano
Research coordination Elizabeth Challinor
Set design F. Ribeiro
Set construction Josué Maia
Costumes Jordann Santos
Costume assistance Beatriz Filomeno
Costume confection assistance Clementina Delgado
Props Beatriz Filomeno, F. Ribeiro and Jordann Santos
Lighting design Nuno Meira
Lighting operation Diogo Marques
Sound design João Oliveira
Sound operation Mariana Guedelha
Elocution João Henriques
Production coordination Susana Ferreira and Simone Almeida
Production (curricular internship) Lau Robert
Communication Mariana Dixe
Promotional images Diogo Marques
Scene photography Teresa Pacheco Miranda
Design Marta Ramos
Production Cassandra
Co-production FITEI - Festival Internacional de Expressão Ibérica, Teatro Aveirense, Teatro-Cine de Pombal and Teatro Municipal do Porto
Partners Centro de Estudos Clássicos da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa and MEERU | Abrir Caminho - Associação para o desenvolvimento
Support República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes
Acknowledgements Ana França, Cristina Planas Leitão, Hélder Guimarães, Isabel Martins da Silva, Jorge Louraço Figueira, José Soeiro, Júlio Brito, Paulo Alves, Pedro Amaro Santos, Rui Pina Coelho, Sofia Frade, Escola de Mulheres, Hair by Püro, Junta de Freguesia do Bonfim, Primeiros Sintomas and Teatro da Didascália
@ Teresa Pacheco Miranda