More worth your time at the same venue, plus a few nearby picks.
THEATRE
Rei Lear
Political prisoner Álvaro Cunhal translated Shakespeare's King Lear in Lisbon's penitentiary between 1953 and 1955, aided by his sister. Teatro do Bairro stages this translation, a clandestine act of resistance and artistic defiance.
THEATRE
Viva!
Teatro do Bairro stages an exploration of family secrets rooted in Spanish Civil War history. Daniel Olmos investigates his grandfather Pepe's killing of his grandmother María.
THEATRE
Crime e Castigo
Belgian company Karyatides brings another literary classic to Teatro do Bairro, following previous FIMFA Lx stagings of Frankenstein and Os Miseráveis.
MUSICAL
Hercules
Filipe La Féria's epic musical creation following the success of Beauty and the Beast. Inspired by the legendary 12 labours of the hero, exploring heroic mythology through song and spectacle.
THEATRE
True West
At Teatro da Trindade INATEL, Austin writes a Hollywood screenplay until his older brother Lee arrives after three months in the desert, disrupting his plans.
COMEDY
Insuficiente
Stand-up comedy exploring a lifelong sensation of never being enough. Imposter syndrome, bad luck, or a cosmic miscalculation? A performer's raw interrogation of sufficiency and belonging.
THEATRE
D. Juan
São Luiz examines myth as an entity crossing time to confront a world in permanent change. Identities shift, opening new dramatic possibilities in this contemporary staging.
THEATRE
Burn Burn Burn
Inspired by Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Catarina Rôlo Salgueiro and Isabel Costa create a theatrical examination of contemporary society and its relationship with knowledge and freedom.