Handpicked from the same theatre lineup, scored for this weekend.
THEATRE
A biologia da cooperação
Theatre investigation inspired by Judith Schalansky's O Pescoço da Girafa, exploring biology through bilingual theatrical research.
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.
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
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.
MUSICAL
In the Heights
Lin-Manuel Miranda's celebrated musical about Washington Heights, the phenomenon that preceded Hamilton, at Teatro Variedades.
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.
MUSICAL
Mães
Three mothers and a pregnant woman in a hilarious and tender musical exploring the powerful friendship of four women at Teatro Villaret.