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Life is a Dream (La vida es sueño) - Barbican
Life is a Dream (La vida es sueño) - Barbican
Cheek by Jowl take on Calderón’s astonishing play about free will, fate and the mystery of life in this major new production of the Spanish classic.
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Event Venue
Barbican Theatre
Event Address
Barbican Centre Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Date
A prince chained in a mountain. A young woman disguised as a man in search of vengeance. Revolution, love, murder – but is the real truly real, or is it all just a dream? As one of Spanish dramatist Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s best-known and most studied works, Life is a Dream was listed as one of the 40 greatest plays of all time in The Independent.
Created by director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod, this is Cheek by Jowl’s first Spanish-language production, performed by an ensemble of Spanish actors. This acclaimed company is an Artistic Associate of the Barbican.
Performed in Spanish with English surtitles
Age guidance: 14+ (contains adult themes and nudity)
Running time: 2 hours, no interval
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