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TALES of GIN & TONIC by Helena Hipólito
Devised with base on the ficcional work of the Portuguese author
A timely collection of sardonic tales about oppression versus freedom for a post-lockdown world.
Tales of Gin and Tonic is a collection of sardonic, ironic and surrealist short tales that put a lens to society and the human condition. Translated for the first time into English, Tales of Gin and Tonic will be performed in English and Portuguese, using a mix of physical theatre, story-telling and live music.
Adapted and Directed for the stage by AlmaLuso Theatre from the works of the Portuguese author Mário-Henrique Leiria (1923-1980) written during the dictatorship regime of Salazar in Portugal (1929 -1974).
The Company
Holly-Anne Catherine White
Vasco Rafael
Alex Figueiredo
Harry Miller
The Creative Team
Writer/Director - Helena Hipólito
Co-Producer – Simon Beyer
Lighting Design – AlmaLuso
Set Design – the Company
Costume – the Company
Everyday's Proverb
"A peanut was lying down
quiet, looking to see what happened.
The old lady came and zás, ate it.
And that is what happens to peanuts
that stay quiet, lying down,
waiting to see what happens.
They are eaten!"
Translated by Helena Hipólito
at The Playground Theatre
9-11 December 2021
7.30pm
Events Dates
Video performed by Portuguese Actor Mário Viegas (1948-96)
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