One of the essential works of 20th-century South American literature, a story of stories where tenderness and violence combine to denounce abuse of the oppressed and corruption, is brought to the stage by a Catalan playwright.
Pedro Páramo, a humble man, ends up becoming the cacique of his town, Comala, a small place he squeezes and decimates until it becomes a ghost town. Years later, Juan Preciado, his son, returns to the town, where he comes across the ghosts of people who once lived there. He discovers who his father really was and how he took advantage of the town’s inhabitants, including his mother. This is a story about corruption that tells us about the mechanisms of power and how they are used around the world for personal gain, based on the events that take place in a small community. The story of the father, the most important and corrupt man in Comala, and that of his son, who arrives there when it is already deserted and only the spirits of those who lived there walk the streets, alternate in a labyrinthine structure. The script has been created by Pau Miró, a director and playwright trained at the Institut del Teatre and Sala Beckett.
The play, performed by Pablo Derqui and Vicky Peña, two well-known Catalan actors, is directed by Mario Gras, himself an actor and an author. He is also a theatre and opera director who has staged over a hundred productions and received a string of top awards, including the Butaca Award, the National Theatre Award, various Max awards and a City of Barcelona Performing Arts Award. He also has strong ties with the Barcelona Grec Festival, where he has directed operas, plays and musicals.
A 2020 Barcelona Grec Festival, Teatro Español and Teatre Romea co-production.
The De Grec a Grec programme is subject to the recommendations of the health authorities and the uncertainty of the current situation.
Author: Juan Rulfo Script: Pau Miró Directed by: Mario Gas Performed by: Pablo Derqui, Vicky Peña Scenography: Sebastià Brosa Lighting design: To be confirmed Sound space: Orestes Gas Costumes: Antonio Belart Assistant director: Montse Tixé
