Handpicked from the same theatre lineup, scored for this weekend.
COMEDY
In the Shadow of Freedom
Karagöz, the irreverent hero of Turkish shadow theatre, takes the stage at Museu da Marioneta. His reluctant mission and comic adventures explore questions of freedom and resistance.
KIDS
Assim vai o Mundo
An intimate, wordless puppet and animated-form performance inviting reflection on planetary fragility and spaces of hope that persist in our world.
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
Analphabet
At dusk on Gulpiyuri beach, a ghost named Analphabet emerges after a couple's heated argument, telling his story and singing songs to them.
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.
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
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.
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.