OUT OF THE WINGS FESTIVAL 2019

After years away, Alex returns to Santiago to clear out his late mother’s flat. But when Sandra, a cashier from the supermarket across the street appears at his door, he is forced to confront the memories that he would rather have left behind.

In ‘Translating Radio Drama’ we will explore the processes and particular demands of translating for the radio. Working on examples from texts by the founder of Colombian radio theatre, and working with experienced radio drama producers, we will test explore the specific demands of writing translations for the radio.

In a dance across the generations, the legendary Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa duets with his irrepressible grandmother Dionísia Seabra. Spanning almost a century, their meetings continue despite illness, distance, and even death. Come what may, some bonds refuse to be broken.

In this workshop, participants will explore dramatic texts based on factual stories, plays that re-imagine the experience of well-known figures, and verbatim scripts. Through a series of activities led by director Almiro Andrade, participants will approach the multiple challenges of bringing ‘real people’ to life on stage.

High above the city, a woman walks on a tightrope, listening for the music that helps her to focus and not to fall. Her Open Eyes is a lyrical meditation on female experience, resilience and creativity set as the protagonist balances between life and death.

This workshop explores the relationship between emotion, object, and human by exploring how we can use objects to guide us when we translate and perform a text for our target audience. Focusing on the work carried out in the translation of ‘La Pell Escrita’ (2017), this workshop offers up new insights on how to localise a text.

In a biting satire from one of Catalonia’s most prolific playwrights, two old friends test the limits of comedy in a moment of nostalgic bravado. But all too soon their gamble runs out of control. In pushing the boundaries of humour, do we risk plummeting over the edge?

Complemento: Is he an imaginary friend, a vagabond, or a blessing in disguise? Complemento eavesdrops on visitors to the park, and offers unsolicited help with affairs of the heart. Despite his angelic qualities, Complemento will behave like a scoundrel in order to mend broken hearts and become what others lack.

Freddie: Freddie is alone in his room. He worships at the shrine of his idol and alter ego, a flamboyant shape-shifting deity with an incredible vocal range and huge charisma. Who is Freddie really? And why is it a special day?