The company Las hijas de Eva and ElenaArtesEscénicas present LADY ANNE, written by Inma Nieto based on the scene of Lady Anne from Shakespeare's Richard III.
TEATRO LA ABADIA, SALA JOSÉ LUIS ALONSO, 9 TO 19 MAY 2024
Inma Nieto
Lady Anne is a visit to the past, a reflection on revenge, power and the figure of women in the theatre.
An actress arrives late for rehearsal, Shakespeare's Richard III is being rehearsed. Anne Neville enjoys a scene in the play, and I say enjoys, I mean enjoys... A masterfully written scene.
I can imagine actresses preparing this role... Ah sorry... at that time there were no actresses, women's roles were played by young men. The prohibition by law of women's presence on stage was a reflection of the female role in Elizabethan society. They were not allowed to go to university, nor were they allowed to enter politics, and their main function was to marry, have children and obey their husbands. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
We are talking about England...of course...from here I invite you to review the history of Spain...
That's the past...I know...we've come a long way, of course, but there's still a long way to go....
And now, I change the pieces, I place Anne and the actress who represents her, in the middle of the board... and I give them the opportunity to turn the action.
An actress arrives late for rehearsal, Shakespeare's Richard III is being rehearsed. Anne Neville enjoys a scene in the play, and I say enjoys, I mean enjoys... A masterfully written scene.
I can imagine actresses preparing this role... Ah sorry... at that time there were no actresses, women's roles were played by young men. The prohibition by law of women's presence on stage was a reflection of the female role in Elizabethan society. They were not allowed to go to university, nor were they allowed to enter politics, and their main function was to marry, have children and obey their husbands. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
We are talking about England...of course...from here I invite you to review the history of Spain...
That's the past...I know...we've come a long way, of course, but there's still a long way to go....
And now, I change the pieces, I place Anne and the actress who represents her, in the middle of the board... and I give them the opportunity to turn the action.
Inma Nieto
THE PROJECT
Elisabet Gelabert
Elisabet Gelabert and Inma Nieto are two of the actresses from the first graduating classes of the Centro de Estudios de La Abadía, who were cast in the 1996 production Entremeses directed by José Luis Gómez and Rosario Ruiz Rodgers. Now, they present a stage proposal as creators, taking Shakespeare's Richard III as a dramatic generator to talk about the profession, the creative process of an actress and the relationship with the stage director.
SYNOPSIS
An actress and her director prepare the rehearsal day. A scene written by Shakespeare in which, still with the corpse of her husband present, Lady Anne is dragged by Richard in a spiral of seduction where he has all the weapons but one: the power to believe in the other. A performance in which the world of rehearsal and the rehearsed will mix to talk about actresses and directors, men and women, realities and fictions.
ARTISTIC TEAM
Interpreters: Elisabet Gelabert, Inma Nieto
Text and Direction: Inma Nieto
Management assistance: Carla Cabané
Lighting: Pedro Yagüe
Costumes: Nuria Martínez
Sound space: Javier Almela
Audiovisuals: Jesús Díaz Morcillo
Graphic design: Alexandru Stanciu
Technical coordination: Bela Nagy
Production ElenaArtesEscénicas y Las hijas de Eva
Collaboration: Teatro de La Abadía
Thanks Centro Cultural Sara Montiel y su equipo Rosa, Manuel, Gerardo, Esteban, Miguel Ángel y Chelo, Gosua Films y Andrea Dorantes, Saúl Robledo, José Ramon Salguero, Iván Villanueva, Susana Sierra, Esther Gutiérrez, Iciar Parera y al equipo humano de la Abadía.
With the collaboration of Teatro de La Abadía
