DINNER FOR ONE
from Lauri Wylie FUNCHAL, TEATRO MUNICIPAL BALTAZAR DIAS, APR, the 18th, at 18h and the 21st to the 24th, at 19hDownloads
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“Miss Sophie – I think we’ll have ginjinha with the soup.”
James – Ginjinha with the soup. Good. With berries, fresh or natural, Miss Sophie?
Ah. Good. By the way: Are we using the same procedural dynamic as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie – The same procedural dynamic as every year, James. Is it a dry ginjinha, James?
James – Yes, a very dry ginjinha, Miss Sophie. Very dry. It’s tongue-twisting. It came straight from the cellar this morning, Miss Sophie.”
in, Dinner for One by Lauri Wylie
In 1934, the sketch Dinner for One by British actor Lauri Wylie premiered in London, and it would become the most famous of his dramatic creations. The short play consists of a situation that emerges from Comedy and the Absurd.
It’s about an elderly woman celebrating her one hundred and tenth birthday in the sole company of her butler, who hosts an illusory dinner for four deceased friends.
The butler serves the four absent guests as if they were there, interpreting them one by one as they toast the birthday girl’s health.
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Cast & Creative
Directed by Ricardo Neves-Neves
Acting by Élvio Camacho and Paula Erra
Costume Design by Rafaela Mapril
Makeup by Luís Baptista
Stage Director and Lighting and Sound by Sara Silva Mendes
Special Guest Alexandre Ferreira
Sound Designer by Sérgio Delgado
Art Design by José Cruz
Seamstress by Emília Luz
Production by Teatro Feiticeiro do Norte
Coproduction by Teatro do Eléctrico, Teatro Municipal Baltazar Diaz and Cineteatro Louletano
Since 2025, Teatro Feiticeiro do Norte has been funded by CM-Funchal and the Regional Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira - Regional Secretariat of Education, Science, and Technology / Regional Directorate of Innovation and Management and Regional Secretariat of Tourism, Environment, and Culture / Regional Directorate of Culture
Teatro do Eléctrico is a structure funded by the Portuguese Republic - Culture, Youth and Sports / Directorate-General for the Arts, Cineteatro Louletano / Loulé City Council and Lisbon City Council
M12 / 60MIN
Presentations
- 2026 | APR, the 18th to 24th
Funchal (Madeira), Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias
the 18th, SAT at 18H
the 21st to the 24th, TUE to FRI at 19HPreviously in:
2025 | Ponta do Sol, Festival Aqui Acolá - Centro Cultural John dos Passos
2025 | Funchal, Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias (Premiere)
