Latest news and stories about theater in Portugal for expats and residents.
Diogo Infante stars as the iconic teacher John Keating in the stage adaptation of Dead Poets Society, directed by Hélder Gamboa. Premiering at the Teatro da Trindade in Lisbon, the play explores themes of non-conformity, critical thinking, and the pursuit of one's own voice, resonating with audiences through both nostalgia for the 1989 film and a contemporary need for live, human connection.
The director portrays 'Don Juan' as a man fleeing from death. The show will go on tour in May.
Jéssica Jutell is promoting the Juttel & Misturado soiree (29/04) at the Secret Garden. In May, she will debut the play Duas Mãos, by Carol Machado and Ingrid Guimarães, at the Teatro Independente de Oeiras.
At the Teatro Paulo Claro in Lisbon, until May 23rd, Artistas Unidos are presenting 'An Interrogation', a play by Jamie Armitage based on a true story.
Intrigued by the attraction sparked over the centuries by the figure created by Tirso de Molina, the author, director, and actor has rewritten his own version. D. Juan runs until April 26th at São Luiz.
A play featuring lines of censorship, celebrations of reading and Port wine, music, and the Captains of April.
Pedro Cardoso presents 'O recém nascido' (The Newborn) in Lisbon this week, a humorous monologue about a character who remembers his own birth and longs for the time before he existed. The play, which won the PRIO Humor Award for best script, explores contemporary life through an ironic lens. Cardoso, known for his iconic role as Agostinho Carrara, currently resides in Portugal. Performances are scheduled for April 21 and 27 at 9 PM, with tickets priced at €20.
João Mota directs Eugene Ionesco's 'The Chairs' at the Comuna stage.
Running in Coimbra until April 26, the “post-apocalyptic” show brings together the Teatrão and Terra Amarela companies. Featuring artists with reduced mobility and deafness, it includes live music by 5ª Punkada.
Following 'Avó Magnética', here is 'Eternidade Electro', the conclusion of a trilogy that begins with a coming out to move from pain to celebration. Until April 26th, at CAL in Lisbon, the order of the day is to sing and dance.
Romeo Castellucci has created a version of the tragedy for Isabelle Huppert in which only the words of one character, Bérénice, exist. At the TNSJ, in Porto, from Friday to Sunday.
Bringing together two mirrored texts by the Italian writer, Marcos Barbosa stages “very serious comedies,” cousins of Chekhov, at Escola do Largo in Lisbon. On stage from April 15th to 26th.
A text by Tom Murphy, never before performed in Portugal, is brought to the stage by Rodrigo Francisco.
“2062” premieres on January 17th at Teatro Viriato, in Viseu. Written by 14 young people and inspired by Orwell, it is described as a “punch in the gut”.
The K Cena project, from Teatro Viriato in Viseu, brings “2062” to the stage, a play written by teenagers and directed by João Branco, which speaks of a future without emotions, like a “real punch in the gut” that is, in fact, the present.
“A Whistle in the Dark”, an exemplary play by Tom Murphy, is a dramatisation of the circumstances in which the best intentions are blown apart by what blocks them. A production by Rodrigo Francisco at the Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite, in Almada, from 10 April to 10 May
“Nesta hora primeira - de novo” takes place in the same location, ten years after the premiere of “Nesta hora primeira” by Jorge Silva Melo, which marked the 40th anniversary of the Constituent Assembly.
Westway Lab calls for music, DDD - Dance Days puts on a show, and Teatro Aberto opens old wounds, while São Luiz reveals itself in an exhibition and satirises The Merchant's Contracts.
National Mills Day calls for visits, while the architecture of Manuel Correia Fernandes is on display in Matosinhos and the play 'O Amor É Fodido' hits the stage in Lisbon.
António Pires brings William Shakespeare's 'King Lear' to the stage, in the translation by Álvaro Cunhal.
The play should be shown across the country in all secondary schools and universities. If the Minister of Education wants to do something for civic education and democracy, he now knows what to do. A column by Pedro Garcias.
Ana Nave directed and brings to the stage, at the Salão das Carochas in Almada, Brecht's 'The Last Reich' to provoke reflection on war.
A play about forgetting, written and performed by Mário Coelho in 2024, in which he returns to a more intimate, solo format following works for large casts. At Clube Estefânia, in Lisbon, from the 9th to the 12th.
In the beautiful translation by Álvaro Cunhal, António Pires directs one of the greatest literary and dramatic works of Western culture.
The Lisbon Film Orchestra is bringing a new, adapted version of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' to the Teatro Armando Cortez in Lisbon. Directed by Nuno de Sá and staged by Pedro Pernas, this production aims to offer a fresh, conceptual perspective on the classic tale, incorporating elements of film and dark humour to make the macabre story more accessible to a wider audience. The musical runs from April 2nd to May 3rd, featuring Bryan Carvalho as Sweeney Todd and Vânia Blubird as Mrs. Lovett.
The programme includes musical notes, scenes from 'O Amor É Fodido' and a kid and lamb festival.
Premiering this Wednesday, April 1st, 'April Fools' Day', Sr. Engenheiro – Alegadamente Um Musical is a show by Henrique Dias and Rui Melo. At the Tivoli Theatre, Lisbon.
It premieres on April 1st at the Teatro Tivoli BBVA in Lisbon, and it is no joke. A satire inspired by public events, featuring live music, a script by Henrique Dias, and directed by Rui Melo. We spoke with them.
