Black, el payaso

BLACK THE CLOWN
BLACK EL PAYASO
by Pablo Sorozábal
Libretto by Francisco Serrano Anguita
Libretto adapted by Ignacio García
Directed by Paula Paz
Music Direction by Ricardo Gosalbo

2-6 AUG Arcola Theatre
20-24 SEP Cervantes Theatre

This Cervantes Theatre production will be at the Arcola Theatre as part of the Grimeborn Festival 2nd – 6th August 2022 and at the Cervantes Theatre 20th – 24th September.

Esta producción del Cervantes Theatre se representará en el Arcola Theatre como parte del Grimeborn Festival del 2 al 6 de agosto y en el Cervantes Theatre del 20 al 24 de septiembre.

Exiled from a country immersed in civil war, two clowns find themselves in the heart of the Parisian underworld at a time of revolution.

Black, el Payaso / Black, the Clown is one of Pablo Sorozábal‘s most ambitious and wide-ranging work. An ingenious allegory of art and nationalist politics, its sharp and political edge that remains relevant today. The libretto is based on the French novel La princesse aux clowns by Jean-José Frappa.

This Spanish operetta / zarzuela first premiered in Spain in 1942. This Cervantes Theatre production directed by Paula Paz marks its UK premiere.

Dos payasos en el exilio procedentes de un país inmerso en una guerra civil se hallan en el corazón de los bajos fondos parisinos en tiempos de revolución.

Black, el Payaso es uno de los trabajos más ambiciosos y de más amplio alcance de Pablo Sorozábal. Es una alegoría ingeniosa del arte y de la política nacionalista, de una agudeza política que sigue estando vigente hoy en día. El libreto se inspira en la novela francesa La princesse aux clowns de Jean-José Frappa.

Esta opereta / zarzuela se estrenó en España en 1942 y ahora se estrena en el Reino Unido con esta novedosa producción del Cervantes Theatre dirigida por Paula Paz.

TEAM

Sofía Raphaela Papadakis

Catalina Juliet Wallace

Black Michael Lafferty-Smith

White Giuseppe Pellingra

Marat / Dupont David Powton

Child Simon Bundock

Piano Ricardo Gosalbo

Violin Elena Jáuregui

CREATIVE TEAM

Director Paula Paz

Music Director and music adaptation
Ricardo Gosalbo

Lighting Designer Lucía Sanchez

Set and costume designer Caitlin Abbott

Assistant Director Monica Cox

Libretto’s adaptation Ignacio García

Translation Simon Breden

CERVANTES THEATRE TEAM

Artistic Director Jorge de Juan

Artistic Director Paula Paz

House Manager Puerto Baker

Production Manager Diego Gutiérrez

Graphic Design Josele Mesa