A la Toscana, written and directed by Sergi Belbel.11, 12 and 13 October 2007
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In a remote hotel in Tuscany, a man and a woman find the peace and quiet they need to save
their relationship. On returning home, however, they must face their ghosts again, their desires,
their doubts, their nightmares.
His latest play confirms Sergi Belbel as one of the great voices in contemporary Catalan theatre, an author and director gifted with extraordinary mastery of language and a natural instinct for plunging head-first into the contradictions that lie at the roots of human passions. Acid and profound, lucid and lyrical, half-way between comedy and drama, the piece transports the audience into a world dominated by fear, by obsession, by hope.
A la Toscana revolves around Marc and Joana and their two best friends: Jaume, a worldly-wise
archaeologist harbouring a terrible secret, and Marta, a doctor who tries to help the couple to
save a relationship that seems doomed to end on the rocks. This is a play about human relations
that explores the fears, obsessions and hopes we all share, seasoned with the irony, insight and
brilliance of Sergi Belbel's finest works.
Produced by the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
Set design: Estel Cristi� and Max Glaenzel
Costumes: Montse Amen�s
Lighting: Albert Faura
Music: Albert Guinovart
Sound: Jos� A. Guti�rrez
Assistant director: Cristina Clemente
Cast:
Marc: Jordi Boixaderas
Joana: Cristina Plazas
Jaume: Llu�s Soler
Marta: Llu�sa Castell