THE SWIMMING POOL PARTY
Text and Staging by Ricardo Neves-Neves LISBON, TEATRO MARIA MATOS, JUL, the 9th to AUG, the 9th | THU to SAT at 21H and SUN at 18HThe strange case of the murder at Teatro Maria Matos
Can a gathering of friends and family, at a peculiar end-of-season party filled with bossa nova and pretentious conversation, lead to a deadly outcome and raise the ultimate whodunit question?
Yes – when the group includes a bizarre troupe of shallow chatterers, deaf to one another, whose motto in life is to live on the edge, immersed in a world of superficiality.
You might think that neither Hercule Poirot nor Maigret would be needed to unravel a crime in which the murderer is hiding in plain sight among us. Think again.
In this play by Ricardo Neves-Neves, the plot runs far deeper than a conventional murder mystery. The motives are darker, the characters thoroughly despicable, and the ending will leave audiences astonished.
Would you dare become an accomplice to this crime?
©Estelle Valente
©Tiago Albuquerque
Cast & Creative
Text and Direction Ricardo Neves-Neves
With Ana Brito e Cunha, Ana Cloe, Ana Marta Contente, Filipe Vargas, José Leite, Marta Andrino, Ruben Madureira, Sandra Faleiro, and Santiago Galvão
Conductor António Andrade Santos
Musicians António Andrade Santos e Manuel Morais (piano conductor)
Ana Carolina e Mariana Taipa (violoncelo)
Helena Silva e Carolina Duarte (violino)
Inês Nunes e Precília Diamantino (viola)
Ricardo Vitorino e Davide Lopes (trompete)
Rita Nunes e Nádia Santos (saxofone)
Sérgio Fiuza e Carlos Garrote (contrabaixo e baixo eléctrico)
Teresa Braga (bateria)
Vitor Faria e João Fernandes (trombone)
Set Design Catarina Amaro
Costume Design Rafaela Mapril
Lighting Design Cristina Piedade
Sound Design Gonçalo Carlos
Sonoplasty Sérgio Delgado
Costume Assistant Margarida Silva
Costume Design Ana Baltar, Ana Santos, Maria Afonso Construction Costume Design Marisa Fernandes
Choreography and Movement Marco Mercier
Hair and Makeup Carlos Feio
Photography and Promotional Video Pedro Macedo / Framed Filmes
Scene Photographs Estelle Valente
Promotional Illustrations Tiago Albuquerque
Graphic Design TdE José Cruz
Directing Assistant José Leite
Production and Stage Direction TdE Sílvia Moura
Production Culturproject Nuno Pratas
Coproduction: Teatro Variedades, Cineteatro Louletano, Teatro do Eléctrico and Culturproject
Reception Teatro Maria Matos
The Teatro do Eléctrico is a structure supported by the Portuguese Republic – Culture, Youth and Sports / Directorate-General for the Arts, the Cineteatro Louletano / Loulé City Council, and the Lisbon City Council.
M12 | 90 MIN
Presentations
2026 | JUL, the 9th to AUG, the 9th
Lisbon, Teatro Maria Matos
THU to SAT at 21H
SUN at 18H
2026 | SEP, the 11st and the 12nd
Loulé, Cineteatro Louletano
FRI at 21H
SAT at 17H and 21H
Previously at:
2024 | Lisbon, Teatro Variedades
