NOTHING IS BY CHANCE M/14

Talaus Teatro do G.S.M. Desportiva de Talaíde

February 27 | 9:30 p.m.

Duration 60 min. No intermission

Clara and Alex have been in the adoption process for some time and have finally managed to schedule a home assessment with a social worker. 

When the long-awaited moment arrives, it seems that nothing is going right, and Clara finds herself without Alex... It's almost time for the appointment with the social worker, and Clara has to make a good impression to fulfill her dream of having a child. 

And then Cris arrives, a plumber who has come to fix the flood in the living room (yes, because on top of everything else, there is a flood in the living room). Throughout this show, these and other characters will go through many adventures.

Original author Jean-Pierre Martinez

Directed by Ruben Peres Teixeira

Set design Carlos Teixeira and Ana Pires

Costumes Talaus Teatro

Sound design Ruben Peres Teixeira

Sound engineering Ruben Peres Teixeira

Assistant director Lígia Simas

Cast Daniela Carlos (Clara), Luís Fernandes (Alex), Marisa Leandro (Valéria), Raquel Salvaterra (Josefa), Sofia dos Santos (Cris).

THE HEART DOES NOT PAY INTEREST M/12

G.I.P.A. Theater Group

February 28 | 3:00 p.m.

Duration 60 min. No intermission

Under Maria Antónia's roof, there is one unbreakable rule: save. There is no shortage of money, but the matriarch's greed imposes limits, even on what we thought was inexhaustible — air, affection, love. 

And it is precisely love that is scarce in this house. Between rigid wills and restless hearts, a silent battle is raging: who will submit, who will give up, who will dare to challenge? Against all odds, can the heart speak louder? 

Get ready for a story where every gesture counts, every choice can change the course. Come and find out which way the boat will tip... and if love finds room to breathe.

Original author Molière

Adaptation Joana Saraiva

Direction Joana Saraiva

Set design Nuno Santos

Costumes Coletivos

Lighting design António Martins

Sound design António Martins

Sound engineering Coletivos

Cast Anabela Pinela, António Louro, Arlindo Bento, Cláudia Louro, Eduardo Rodrigues, Elisabete Passos, Fernanda Martins, Inês Horta, Lídia Rodrigues, Maria do Carmo.

THE RECEPTIONIST M/12

Carcavelos Amateur Theater of the Municipality of Carcavelos

February 28 | 9:30 p.m.

Duration 60 min. No intermission

A play by renowned author António Torrado about ways of life and coexistence with others. Each act is a story, where the hotel receptionist is the link between stories with humor and some reflection. Shall we visit the reception desk of this hotel?

Original author António Torrado

Directed by Cristina Vilas

Choreography Alexandra Moreira

Set design Teatro Amador de Carcavelos

Costumes Teatro Amador de Carcavelos

Lighting design Teatro Amador de Carcavelos

Sound design Teatro Amador de Carcavelos

Sound engineering Teatro Amador de Carcavelos

Cast Aeksandra Bol, Alison Lumière, Barbara Lopes, Beatriz Nunes, Jean Cheau, Leonor Vilas, Liz Alves, Madalena Subtil, Mafalda Rolão, Maria Carvalho, Marta Silva, Miguel Cabrita, Olivia Bonnet, Sofia do Rosário, Tiago Macedo.

MALA M/12

UNIS Dress Rehearsal by C. F. de Sassoeiros

March 1 | 6:30 p.m.

Duration 45 min. No intermission

An intense journey through the dilemmas and wounds of today's world, seen through the eyes of women. On stage, stories that reveal realities that are often silenced: domestic violence, chemical dependency, prostitution, and other themes that challenge us to reflect on what is happening around us. A show that is an invitation to empathy, awareness, and transformation.

Original authors Eunice Veríssimo and Paula Santos 

Direction Eunice Veríssimo and Paula Santos 

Set design Eunice Veríssimo and Paula Santos 

Costumes Eunice Veríssimo and Paula Santos 

Lighting design Eunice Veríssimo and Paula Santos 

Sound design Eunice Veríssimo and Paula Santos 

Sound engineering Eunice Veríssimo and Paula Santos 

Assistant directors Eunice Veríssimo and Paula Santos 

Ticket office coordination UNIS – Senior University of Sassoeiros

Cast Ana Teresa Fonseca and Suzete Freitas (domestic violence sketch), Fátima Marques (drug sketch), Maria Georgina Fernandes (prostitution sketch), Georgina Carapinha and Lucinda Rodrigues (cancer sketch), Rosália Soares and Maria Luisete do Couto (war sketch), Elisete Santos (sexuality sketch).

O TRIUNFO D’AMOU M/14

G.M.D. Theater Workshop January 31, Manique de Baixo

March 5 | 9:00 p.m.

Duration 80 min. No intermission

This is a story about the hybrid nature of love. A love that is verbose and eloquent. A love full of lies, manipulation, and tricks. A selfish love. A love at point-blank range. Also impulsive and treacherous. A love that does not see the means to achieve its ends... And yet, love continues. Written in 1732 by Pierre Marivaux, The Triumph of Love is a comedy of errors, divided into three acts. Léonide, crown princess of a usurped throne, intends to renounce her title of power to give it to the legitimate prince, Agis. 

The action stems from a frenetic game of seduction and complicity, awakened by the blindness of love, in which all the characters suffer! The Triumph of Love, in the face of the depth and persistence of love, reveals that true passion transcends artifice and disguise.

Original author Pierre Marivaux

Adaptation Maria João Brilhante

Direction Henrique Laureano

Choreography Henrique Laureano

Set design Henrique Laureano

Costumes Beatriz Mestre

Lighting design Henrique Laureano

Sound design Henrique Laureano

Sound engineering Henrique Laureano

Assistant director Vicente Miranda

Ticket office coordination Beatriz Mestre

Cast Camille Keller, Diogo Consciência, Santiago Gomes, Vicente Miranda.

THE MOIRAS M/12

S.M.U.P. Youth Theater Company

March 6 | 9:30 p.m.

Duration 70 min. No intermission

The story of four women doomed by the Moirai, ugly creatures who ruin our lives. A hilarious comedy about Greek mythology.

Original author Manuel Jerónimo

Directed by Manuel Jerónimo

Cast André Amado, Beatriz Pinto, Carina Silva, Carolina Santos, Cecília Lewicki, Estela Gardenal, Inês Amorim, Joana Elyseu, João Santos, Mariana Barrocas, Maria Inês Bernabeu, Maria Palmela, Maria Luísa Varella, Mariana Oliveira, Marta Oliveira, Matilde Caldeira, Salvador Raminhos, Sara Codina, Sara Santos, Sebastian Simas, Tomás Filipe.

THE TURNIP PRINCE M/6

Carcavelos Children's Theater of the Municipality of Carcavelos

March 7 | 3:00 p.m.

Duration 45 min. No intermission

Being a princess and being able to choose a prince should be an easy task. But for Princess Beatriz, whom nothing and no one satisfies, it is a tremendous annoyance, and she even takes the opportunity to mock her poor suitors. Tired of the Princess's whims, the King decides to teach her a good lesson... 

Want to find out what lesson the King wants to teach her? Come, come! And you'll meet new characters.

Original author Ilse Losa

Adaptation Carcavelos Children's Theater

Direction Natasha Marjanovic

Choreography Anton

Set design: Carcavelos Children's Theater

Costumes: Carcavelos Children's Theater

Lighting design: Carcavelos Children's Theater

Sound design: Carcavelos Children's Theater

Sound engineering: Carcavelos Children's Theater

Ticket office coordination: Carcavelos Children's Theater

Cast Alexandre Gunzan, Ana Bento, Ari Aydin, Beatriz Nogueira, Clara Roncon, Filipa Taveira, Gaspar Areias, Glória Mateus, Joana Severino, João Martinho, Laura Marconi, Leonor Rodrigues, Lorin Aydin, Madalena Esteves, Margarida Dias, Maria Velho, Mariana Bento, Mariana Pereira, Mercedes Mota, Tiago Dias. 

FLIGHT IN EXTREME SITUATIONS M/12

Festiva Enseada Theater Group

March 7 | 9:30 p.m.

Duration 50 min. No intermission

Embark on an unconventional flight, led by a flight attendant who guides the audience through a series of entertaining, unexpected, and deeply human scenes. “Flight in Extreme Situations” transforms everyday life into a spectacle, revealing the absurdity hidden in the most mundane situations, from a simple meal in a restaurant to traffic... on the moon.

Throughout the journey, caricatured characters come to life: a fly that causes chaos in a restaurant, a vain archer who tries (unsuccessfully) to win over a damsel, aliens in the middle of their lunar routine, a lost orchestra without a conductor, elderly women who turn into athletes in an epic contest in the park, and finally a group of passengers who discover, inside an airplane, the essence of democratic coexistence. 

Through humor, movement, and fantasy, the show invites the audience to laugh at their own experiences, recognizing themselves in the extreme situations presented on stage. In the end, the message remains: on a journey or in a democracy, no one travels alone; you have to fasten your seatbelts, take a deep breath, and keep going. A poetic and humorous journey through real life... or almost.

Original author Ana Kerley

Adaptation Original show

Direction Alexandre Liuzzi

Choreography Alexandre Liuzzi and Ana Kerley

Set design Graziella Vanzan

Costumes Alexandre Liuzzi and Ana Kerley

Lighting design Alexandre Liuzzi

Sound design Alexandre Liuzzi and Ana Kerley

Vocal preparation Nicole Monteiro

Assistant director Mariana Zanotto

Ticket office coordination Mariana Zanotto

Cast Alex, Ana Kerley, Bárbara Letro, Beta Bony, Dora Failde, Eli Félix, Francisco Santos, Gabriel Moreira, Isadora Pizza, Lucca Godinho, Manu Padilha, Márcia Kaplun, Maria Dantas, Nina Carreira, Thelma Tarcia, Tina-chan.

THE FORTUNE OF SIN M/12

Trajouce Amateur Theater of G. M. D. April 9, Trajouce

March 8 | 6:00 p.m.

Duration 45 min. No intermission

At a wake where no one cries inside, but everyone shouts at each other, secrets, lovers, and exchanged wills transform the farewell to the deceased Alfredo into a comedy of the living—and very much alive! Between aspiring star mourners, a distracted priest, and a dramatic widow, “The Fortune of Sin” proves that inheritances and sins never die... they just change hands.

Original author Jorge Traguedo

Direction Gustavo Piccirillo

Set design Teatro Amador de Trajouce

Costumes Jorge Traguedo

Lighting design Gustavo Piccirillo

Sound design Gustavo Piccirillo

Sound engineering Gustavo Piccirillo

Assistant director Jorge Traguedo

Cast Ana Isabel Brás (Hermínia), Ana Isabel Freire (Amélia), Aníbal Rosa (Augusto), Bruno Eugénio (Sousa), Cristina Fernandes (Verónica), Fernando Ramos (Irineu), Joaquim Neves (Father Caricias), Jorge Traguedo (Carlos), Luis Cecílio (Uncle Zé), Paula Silva (Zulmira), Paulo Nogueira (Manel João), Sónia Rosa (Laura), Tânia Alves (Mª da Purificação), Tiago Correia (Mário Jorge).

SAY IT'S A KIND OF REVIEW! M/6

Cascais Musical Society Theater Group

March 13 | 9:30 p.m.

Duration 105 min. Intermission 15 min.

Diz que é uma espécie de Revista (Say it's a kind of revue) is a humorous celebration of the Portuguese revue, which looks at theater... inside and out. 

Between skits, songs, dance, and lots of interaction with the audience, the show reveals the behind-the-scenes, the egos, the fragilities, and the passions of those who make theater, reminding us that, in the end, it is always the audience who is in charge. With humor, music, and popular identity, this is a revue that cannot be explained—it must be experienced.

Because in the end, when everything comes together... it says it's a kind of Revue!

Original author Susana Mata Ribeiro

Direction Susana Mata Ribeiro 

Choreography Diandra Marques / Pedro Borralho

Set design Vitor Mata

Costumes Inês Mata

Lighting design Fayaz

Sound design Susana Mata Ribeiro

Assistant director Carolina Vargas

Ticket office coordination Sandra Almeida / Manuela Silva

Cast Afonso Silva, Ana Margato, Ana Santos, Camila Souza, Carolina Vargas, Gonçalo Ramos, Gustavo Pereira, Inês Borges, Inês Caixa, Inês Vaz, Joana Sanches, Manuel Pinto, Maria Pinto, Mariana Pires, Miguel Ribeiro, Patrícia Jaleca, Raquel Silva, Romão Santos, Rui Rodrigues, Tiago Ribeiro, Tomás Ribeiro, Vicente Silva.

DON'T SAY IT'S FROM DISNEY! M/12

S.M.U.P. Youth Theater Company

March 14 | 3:00 p.m.

Duration 70 min. No intermission

A theater company has a terrible accident before their Christmas party. The director can't participate. But they decide not to give up and put on this show themselves, which has everything it takes to go wrong! A comedy about fairy tales told in a very different way.

Original author Manuel Jerónimo

Directed by Manuel Jerónimo

Cast Artur Silva, Beatriz Santos, Carolina Rodrigues, Constança Curião, Daniela Danau, Ema Sestelo, Flor Teixeira, Flora Gardenal, Lucas Bastos, Marta Encarnação, Maria Curião, Sofia Henriques.

TELLING THE TRUTH OR LYING M/12

On Stage at G.R.D. 1º Maio de Tires

March 14 | 9:30 p.m.

Duration 45 min. No intermission

Falar a Verdade a Mentir (Telling the Truth or Lying), by Almeida Garrett, is a 19th-century comedy that satirizes the hypocrisy of bourgeois society. The play follows Duarte, a compulsive liar who needs to convince his future father-in-law, Brás Ferreira—a man of integrity and defender of the truth—that he spent an entire day without lying so he can marry Amália. 

Amidst confusion, lies that become truths, and the unexpected help of José Félix and Joaquina, the plot reveals opportunism and social contradictions. Between laughter and twists and turns, is the truth really that simple?

Original author Almeida Garrett 

Direction Alice Costa

Choreography Alice Costa

Set design Alice Costa

Costumes Collective

Lighting design Alice Costa

Sound design Alice Costa

Sound engineering Alice Costa

Assistant director Guida Isidoro

Ticket office coordination Maria da Conceição Silva and Lisa Costa

Cast Beatriz Reis, Carolina Coelho, Júlia Santos, Patrícia da Costa, Rafael Luz, Raquel da Costa, Teresa Constantino.

AUTO DA BARCA DO INFERNO M/12

Carcavelos Musical Theater of the Municipality of Carcavelos

March 15 | 4:00 p.m.

Duration 75 min. No intermission

Gil Vicente's Auto da Barca do Inferno, 510 years after it was commissioned by Queen Leonor, is presented by the Sociedade Recreativa Musical de Carcavelos from a musical perspective based on the songbook of the winners of the RTP Song Festival, with a band and choir. 

After dying, a nobleman, a tax collector, a fool, a shoemaker, a friar, a procuress, a magistrate, a prosecutor, a hanged man, and four knights arrive at a pier and encounter an angel and a devil who will transport them to their final destination: Paradise or Hell! What do they say to the Angel to convince him to take them to the desired Paradise? How do they try to escape the Devil? And what did they really do in life to deserve one or the other destination...?

Original author Gil Vicente

Adaptation Carcavelos Musical Theater

Direction Tiago Pelote

Choreography Cristina Matos

Set design Vanda Friande and Rita Correia

Costumes Vanda Friande and Rita Correia

Lighting design Carcavelos Musical Theater

Sound design Carcavelos Musical Theater

Sound engineering Carcavelos Musical Theater

Ticket office coordination Teatro Musical de Carcavelos

Cast Ana Faria, Ana Maite, Ana Tomaz, Beatriz Silva, Carolina Taveira, Elsa Pires, Emma Figueiredo, Filipa Serra, Filipe Dias, Francisco Tarré, Gil Silva, Inês Serra, João Costa, João Lopes, João Semedo, João Silva, Madalena Lima, Maria Alves, Maria Matos, Pedro Gomes, Pedro Mendes, Rita Duarte, Rodrigo Santos. 

ZAMBUJEIRO, REMEMBERING BLACK AND WHITE M/6

G. D. Zambujeiro Theater Group

March 20 | 9:30 p.m.

Duration 90 min. No intermission

This play is inspired by a time when Portuguese cinema, in black and white, brought families and friends together for evenings of fellowship and good cheer! Good times whether at home, at the cinema, or on the streets where a friendly café owner would put the TV in the window and place stools on the sidewalk. The truth is that there might not have been popcorn, but there was no shortage of laughter, accompanied by whatever snacks and drinks were at hand. 

Therefore, with our play, we sought to recall and bring together some of the best moments from three beautiful Portuguese films, namely Aldeia da Roupa Branca, Maria Papoila, and Canção de Lisboa. It was not an easy challenge, given the enormous difficulty in choosing and bringing together the best moments, as there were so many and they were all so good! 

We share this challenge with you because one thing is certain: in every rehearsal, every difficulty, every change, and every need to adapt to various circumstances, our group remained united with great friendship, dedication, laughter, and good humor!

Original Author Ana Paula Reis

Adaptation Ana Paula Reis

Direction Ana Paula Reis

Choreography Ana Paula Reis

Set Design Collectives

Figurines Beatriz and Ana

Lighting Design Vasco Baleia

Sound Design Ana Paula Reis / Luciano and Zé Diogo

Sound Effects Vasco Baleia

Assistant Director Ana Viegas

Box Office Coordination Tânia Soares and Ana Viegas

Cast Alice Pereira (washerwoman and Alice), Beatriz Baleia (washerwoman and aunt), Beatriz Dorropio (washerwoman and Gracinda), Filipe Santos (Mr. Caetano), Graça Filipe (washerwoman and Maria Luz), Isabel Silva (Vasco Leitão), João Paulo (chintz, shoemaker and Chico), João Pereira (Luís, Sr. Gabriel and 29), Luís Paixão (guard and picka), Liliana Paixão (Maria Papoila and washerwoman), Margarida Rodrigues (washerwoman and aunt), Salvador Baleia (Asdrubal).