Cleopatra’s Nose, of course!

Cristina Carvalhal

9:30 p.m. Main Room

15€ / Pentágono Card 7,5€ Ages 12+

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In the 23rd century, having discovered a way to travel back in time, a group of adventurers board a spaceship, alter history and cause the Greeks to lose the Trojan War. Their goal is to become rich and happy.

And so here we go: Discoveries – Season 2. At the very least, nothing good can happen, to put it mildly, as is customary for the Portuguese, and as befits comedy.
The result: back in the 23rd century, everyone has switched roles, without remembering anything, but the dissatisfaction remains. Ulysses and a talking rabbit, lost in time and the absurdity of it all, ask themselves: wouldn’t it be easier to change the present?

Pascal’s phrase — ‘If Cleopatra’s nose had been shorter, the whole face of the earth would have changed’ — inspires the title of this satire, to which is added ‘of course!’. The irony with which the author comments on history demands a response in kind and at the current exchange rate.

Credits

Stage adaptation and direction Cristina Carvalhal
Cast Alberto Magassela, Ana Sampaio e Maia, Carla Maciel, Heitor Lourenço, João Grosso, José Neves, Manuela Couto, Nuno Nunes, Sílvia Filipe
Set design and costumes Nuno Carinhas
Lighting Manuel Abrantes
Sound Sérgio Delgado
Video António Borges Correia
Assistant Director Leonor Buescu
Assistant Set and Costume Designer Henrique Pimentel
Lighting Operation Ana Carocinho
Executive Producer Beatriz Cuba
Co-production Causas Comuns and Teatro Nacional D. Maria II

Causas Comuns is a structure funded by the Portuguese Republic – Culture, Youth and Sport / Directorate-General for the Arts and is a member of Performart – Association for the Performing Arts in Portugal.

Duration 120 minutes

This show features audio description and interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language