Description
Anton Chekhov is going to swallow us up for almost ten hours. A Vida Vai Engolir-vos [Life Will Swallow You Up] – a marathon-show that brings together every major play in the Chekhovian repertoire – is divided into two parts, alternately presented on the São João and Rivoli stages. A journey under the aegis of a playwright who blazed new trails for Western theatre, blurring the lines between serious and light-hearted, comedy and tragedy. Tónan Quito is the perpetrator of this daring scenic adventure, which takes us, almost in one breath, through The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. In all of these plays, Chekhov confronts us with a question that has always haunted him: what will humanity be like in the future? A question that has gained renewed urgency, in our present times of fear and uncertainty.
Credits
Teatro Municipal do Porto – Rivoli 17+19 sep thu 19:00 sat 15:00 | First Half
Teatro Nacional São João 18+19 sep fri 19:00 sat 20:30 | Second Half
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a montage of_ The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Tchékhov artistic direction and stage version Tónan Quito
translated by Nina Guerra, Filipe Guerra dramaturgical support Miguel Loureiro set design F. Ribeiro lighting design Daniel Worm costumes José António Tenente sound design Pedro Costa direction assistance Mirró Pereira executive production Armando Valente, Cláudia Teixeira, Vanda Cerejo
stage version and performance Álvaro Correia, Gonçalo Waddington, João Pedro Mamede, Leonor Cabral, Miguel Loureiro, Mónica Garnel, Rita Cabaço, Sílvia Filipe, Tónan Quito Quito e Mirró Pereira (voz-off)
co-produced by HomemBala, São Luiz Teatro Municipal, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Teatro Nacional São João
support O Espaço do Tempo
opening 1Set/Sep2020 São Luiz Teatro Municipal (Primeira Parte/First Half); 2Set/Sep2020 Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (Segunda Parte/Second Half)
playing time of each part 4:30 Ages 12 and up**
Sessions
Teatro São João
| · sex · 18:00 | Second Half | |
| · sáb · 19:30 | Second Half |