Handpicked from the same theatre lineup, scored for this weekend.
THEATRE
A biologia da cooperação
Bilingual theatrical investigation at Goethe-Institut inspired by Judith Schalansky's O Pescoço da Girafa, exploring cooperation through lived experience and scientific inquiry.
CINEMA
Kino Wunderbar
Monthly German cult films screened on the last Wednesday at Goethe-Institut. The auditorium transforms into a cosy cinema with thematic snacks and tables, creating an immersive viewing experience.
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.
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.
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.
MUSICAL
In the Heights
Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about New York of Puerto Rican heritage, the breakthrough that preceded Hamilton as one of the major phenomena of American musical theatre.
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
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.