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The performing arts go on holiday to other parts of the country, passing through Montemor-o-Novo, Cem Soldos, Porto de Mós, Caldas da Rainha, and Lagos
The Filandorra theatre company celebrates 40 years. It is one of the artistic groups highlighted in Trás-os-Montes. Since 1986, there have been 94 productions and five thousand shows for one million people.
The new season, the first with the partial signature of Victor Hugo Pontes, was presented this Wednesday. The Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória will reopen in October — and will gain a “distinct character”.
Fernando Heitor is the co-author of “Variedades (...like an erotic and satirical opera buffa)”, a musical play that revisits 100 years of theatre through 10 regular characters from Parque Mayer.
It is in the centre of the Lisbon theatre and every year it is lowered for cleaning and preparation before the new season. This year, and for the first time, the event had an audience. See the photo gallery.
The project “A Confissão”, by Odete Ferreira, is the winner of Carta em Branco, an RTP initiative to support theatrical creation, aimed at promoting new creators and new languages of contemporary theatre, the public broadcaster announced today.
Salvador and Vicente Gil have always done things together. Twins, born in 2001, they grew up between their grandmother Rogéria's house in Gaia and the streets of Porto, where they discovered theatre and began acting as children. Today they talk to Manel Rosa on Geração 2000 about their childhood on the streets of Porto, their early entry into cinema, the creative process that unites them, and the pride with which they embrace and celebrate their Romani identity, both on and off screen.
The new theatrical production by Sara Barros Leitão explores the historical context of abortion in Portugal, framing it as both a fundamental societal matter and a question of social class.
Actress, author, and director Sara Barros Leitão addresses the topic of abortion in her new monologue, 'Nós, sozinhas' (We, Alone), which premieres in September in Braga. The work explores the persistent threats to reproductive rights 20 years after the decriminalization of abortion in Portugal, highlighting issues of class, access, and the political climate surrounding women's bodily autonomy.
Actress, author, and director Sara Barros Leitão addresses the topic of abortion in the monologue “Nós, sozinhas” (We, alone), which will premiere in September in Braga, because “a spectre insists on hovering over this right.”
The monologue 'We, alone' will premiere in September in Braga: 'A spectre insists on hovering over this right', 20 years after decriminalisation
The pianist and composer premieres this Saturday at the São Luiz Theatre, Pons Varolii, a piece for piano, orchestra, and sounds from the bridge. He will be accompanied by the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra.
Music, dance, theatre, and philosophy in the open air at Nave de Santo António. Two years of research with transhumant shepherds gave rise to Matilde Real's project.
“Ilha”, by Marco Martins, speaks of the memories of the inhabitants of the former mining village of Lousal
The 9th edition features eight shows between July 15th and 19th, covering varied themes such as human relationships, curiosity, slaughter, the artist's place, and the utopia of adult life.
The theatre programme opens on 16 September in the Luis Miguel Cintra auditorium with the play “The Father” by August Strindberg, directed by Gonçalo Waddington, which will run until the 27th.
The new season kicks off with jazz at the 2nd edition of Picadeiro Fest 2026, and in music, highlights also include concerts by Surma, Miguel Araújo, and Três Tristes Tigres.
The Chão de Oliva Theatre Company takes the audience on a journey through the Quinta da Ribafria with headphones, stories, and science about forests.
The second edition of PicadeiroFest reopens the theatre on 9 September. Gonçalo Waddington, Rita Cabaço, Bruno Bravo, Isabél Zuaa, and Teatro Praga will be among the guests for a season filled with music.
A personal account of attending the play 'A Trial – After An Enemy of the People,' starring Wagner Moura, at the Belém Cultural Centre. The narrative reflects on the immigrant experience, the nature of truth versus subjective versions, and the play's interactive exploration of ethics, politics, and public interest.
A staged reading, translated by Margaret Jull Costa and directed by Roxana Silbert, is part of the programme for the 10th edition of the festival dedicated to Ibero-American dramaturgy.
The LU.CA theatre wants to return to its old repertoire “in a context where so many creations quickly disappear from the stage.” The programme includes the revival of several plays, cinema, and reading sessions.
Gustavo Costa is the artistic director of the new Voice Festival, which will fill the various spaces of the building in Praça da Batalha and the Carlos Alberto Theatre for four days.
One of the founders of the theatre group O Nariz passed away in Leiria, following heart problems.
The theatre witnessed the Estado Novo, the Second World War, and the 25th of April revolution. “When we talk about the Variedades, we are talking a lot about Lisbon, its people, and Portugal,” says actor and director Fernando Heitor.
The director of the Avignon Festival returns with La Distance, a play that premiered a year ago. The season until the end of January is packed with theatre and music. Dance only from February onwards.
Cláudia Pascoal recreates six songs in a special programme celebrating the centenary of the Teatro Variedades. At 7:15 pm, the theatre's facade will host a vertical dance performance.
The first Brazilian to win a Golden Globe in the Best Actor in a Drama category is also an extraordinary theatre actor. Wagner Moura continues the fight for the fundamental causes of our times in “A Trial – After An Enemy of the People”, the theatrical project he shares with Christiane Jatahy, which Lisbon was able to see over three days at the CCB.
INTERVIEW || The Variedades Theatre was abandoned for almost three decades. This is an important part of the history of a space that, in 2024, reopened its doors, adapted to modern times and with a new artistic project. As a “space of creative freedom”, defines co-director Joaquim René.
