The Boat of Hell

Auto da Barca do Inferno (The Boat of Hell), one of the most famous works by Portuguese writer Gil Vicente, has been adapted countless times for the theatre over the years. Each adaptation brings its own vision of the text, exploring the conflicts and allegories present in the story. The Companhia de Teatro de Braga presents this iconic text once again, which, in the words of director Rui Madeira, asks: “Do slander, pride, usury, lust, venality, petulance, fundamentalism, envy, pettiness, and false Christian moralism have direct entry into Paradise? Or do they have to go through Purgatory? Or do they go straight to Hell?” – a review by the CTB, in demand for modernity, on the Vicentine text and the pleasure of theatrical play.