I WOULD ENTER THIS ROOM
Text and Direction by Ricardo Neves-Neves LOULÉ, CINETEATRO LOULETANO, JAN, THE 30th AND THE 31stWhat adventure could possibly intersect the fates of Hitler, Our Lady, and mythical figures from Portuguese cinema of the 1930s and 1940s?
Reinvented in a text by Ricardo Neves-Neves, in an exercise of humorous imagination, drawing on quotations from everyone’s imagination, – Oh inclemency, oh martyrdom – they star in a greater adventure. Guided by a higher spirit – a Our Lady who only speaks Spanish – they embark on a missionary journey from the parish of Costa do Castelo to Berlin. To serve humanity, they must overthrow Hitler.
Bound by this greater goal, traveling together in an ultramodern, supersonic machine, but endowed with a down-to-earth spirit, these unlikely heroes aim to become the liberating heroes of a Europe subjugated by the dictator. Like D-Day, these figures from the big screen embark on a spectacular plan to change the course of history, accompanied by hilarious dialogue and musical themes from those films that we still hum to this day.
Will one thing be enough? Nor will you, old carcass, escape my hatred to fulfill the mission entrusted to you?
Cast & Creative
Text and Staging by Ricardo Neves-Neves
With Ivo Alexandre, Manuel Marques, Sílvia Rizzo and Sissi Martins
Musical Direction by Artur Guimarães and António Andrade Santos
Conductor: António Andrade Santos
Musicians: António Andrade Santos (Portuguese guitar), Nélson Aleixo / Miguel Silva (fado viola) and Sérgio Fiúza (acoustic bass)
Set Design Catarina Amaro
Costume Design Rafaela Mapril
Lighting Design Cristina Piedade
Sound Design Sérgio Milhano/Pontozurca
Sound Design Sérgio Delgado
Costume Assistant Margarida Silva
Costume Making Ana Baltar, Ana Santos and Maria Afonso
Costume Props Construction Marisa Fernandes
Choreography and Movement Marco Mercier
Makeup and Hair Carlos Feio
Makeup Assistant Inês Cotrim
Photography and Promotional Video Pedro Macedo / Framed Films
Scene Photography Estelle Valente
Promotional Illustrations Tiago Albuquerque
Graphic Design Teatro do Eléctrico José Cruz
Assistant Director José Leite
Second Assistant Directors Santiago Galvão and Maria Inês Antunes
Rehearsal Support Joana Campelo
Technical Coordination TdE Cristina Piedade
Production and Stage Direction TdE Sílvia Moura
Production Culturproject Nuno Pratas
Co-production Teatro Variedades, Cineteatro Louletano, Teatro do Eléctrico and Culturproject
Support Hotel Jardim
The Teatro do Eléctrico is a structure supported by the Portuguese Republic - Culture, Youth and Sports / Directorate-General for the Arts, Cineteatro Louletano / CM Loulé and CM Lisboa
M12 | 55 MIN
Presentations
Loulé, Cineteatro Louletano, JAN, the 30th and the 31st
FRI at 15H (School Community) and 21H (General Public)
SAT at 17H and 21H (General Public)
Presented at:
2024 | Lisboa, Teatro Variedades
