When Tiago Rodrigues’ father was hospitalised in the last weeks of his life, he was regularly visited by Teresa, a volunteer who spent time talking to the patients, helping to combat the loneliness of the illness.
The playwright and director heard his father talk about these encounters and his desire to write a book about his experiences in hospital. He even had a title: No Yogurt for the Dead. After his father’s death, Tiago Rodrigues opened a notebook that his father had left behind to see what he had written in it. His hand must have been too weak – they were just scribbles. That’s when he decided to write this play, about a volunteer who hears the stories of a man about to die and about the book he never got round to writing.
Text and staging Tiago Rodrigues
Performed by Lisah Adeaga, Manuela Azevedo, Beatriz Brás, Hélder Gonçalves
Dramaturgy Kaatje De Geest
Assistant director André Pato
Lighting design Dennis Diels
Set design Sammy Van den Heuvel
Costumes Ilse Vandenbussche
Sound design Frederik Vanslembrouck
Music Hélder Gonçalves
NTGent Production
Co-production Culturgest – Caixa Geral de Depósitos Foundation, Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa, Wiener Festwochen
Accessibility AR PRODUÇÕES
Session on Feb. 27 with audio description and stage recognition (8pm to 9pm).
Contrary to expectations, the show does not have interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language. In Portuguese and Dutch, with subtitles in Portuguese.
Broadcast support Antena 1
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