A prince chained to a mountain. A young woman disguised as a man seeking revenge. Revolution, love, murder… But is the truth really real in “Life is a dream”? Or is it all a dream?
Director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod give this work of Calderón de la Barca, the most famous of the Spanish Golden Age, their characteristic spirit by prioritizing cast, text and location. A green gate wall welcomes the public. When the lights go out, a relationship is established between the performer and the audience. In our ear, Calderon’s “What is life?” We hear you ask. And his answer was: “An illusion, a shadow, a fiction. Because all life is a dream and dreams are dreams.
LAZONA COMPANY / Cheek by Jowl
PRODUCING
National Classical Theater Company
cheek by tickle
AREA
AUTHOR Calderon de la Barca
VERSION Declan Donnellan Nick Ormerod
DIRECTOR Declan Donnellan
DISTRIBUTION
Ernesto Arias
Prince Ezeanim
David Luke
rebeca matellan
Manual Moya
alfredo new
Goizalde Nuñez
Antonio Prieto
Irene Serrano