BY DENISE DESPEYROUX
A theatre director is obsessed with the idea of Mary Stuart: he is living in a freezing tent near Tutbury Castle, where the Queen of Scots spent most of her imprisonment. Between one and another attempt to summon her ghost, he directs two actors via Skype, as they rehearse in a dilapidated, leaky attic. The whole affair is rather impractical and slightly ridiculous, but things are about to get even odder: the strangest things can happen during a Skype séance…Translated from Spanish by Simon Breden
Directed by Tara Robinson
Post-show discussion hosted by Catherine Love
The event is free but booking is recommended: book here
Directed by Tara Robinson
Post-show discussion hosted by Catherine Love
The event is free but booking is recommended: book here
Denise Despeyroux is an Uruguayan, Spain-based playwright and director. Her first text, Terapia, won the prestigious Premio de Teatro Federico García Lorca in 2005, in 2010 she won the prize for best performance at the 15th Mostra de Teatre in Barcelona and her works have been shortlisted twice for the Premio Max. Her Carne Viva (2015) was considered the best fringe piece by newspaper El Mundo, and has been running for two years. Her plays have been shown in Madrid, Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Ternura Negra debuted in Madrid in 2015, as part of the festival Surge Madrid.