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ALICE DE SOUSA
Nationality: British
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Alice de Sousa, is a prolific London based Theatre producer, actress and internationally acclaimed writer of stage scripts
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Aristides - the Outcast Hero Cousin Basilio Crime Of the Old Village, The Heiress Of the Cane Fields, The Ines De Castro Maias, The Thankfully there Is Moonlight!Aristides - the Outcast Hero
Synopsis:
the tale of Portugal's Schindler-like hero, aristes de SoUSA Mendes
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1st Produced:
Greenwich Playhouse, London Jan 2009
Organisations:
Galleon Theatre Company
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Genre:
Play/Drama
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Male: 8 Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageCousin Basilio
Synopsis:
Cousin Basilio, written in england in 1878, remains one of eca's most popular and sexually charged of novels. Its characters challenge confinement to their own time and reveal contemporary concerns and psychological complexities. Luisa, eca's female heroine, is a modern woman who seeks to alleviate the tedium of her empty days with a little passion and excitement. Basilio, her cousin and childhood sweetheart, has arrived in Lisbon for the summer. He loathes the place and is amused by the idea of seducing his cousin. the fact that she's a relative adds a special frisson to what is essentially an affair of convenience. eca's portrayal of Basilio is more than a mere caricature and his villainy is humanised with a mixture of vanity, boredom and moral vacuity. Like Flaubert, eca was concerned with revealing the detailed psychological motives behind his character's behaviour. and his extraordinary honesty and directness about the importance of sexual desire is one of this novel's many modern features. eca's wonderfully contrived gallery of characters creates a humorous social backgroun to a serious study of nineteenth century sexual politics. Cousin Basilio with its unforgettable characters, compelling plot and elegant prose stands easily alongside the works of Henry James or Proust.
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novel by eco De Queiros
1st Produced:
Greenwich Playhouse, London Aug 2001
Organisations:
Galleon Theatre Company
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Genre:
adaptation
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Male: 6 Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageCrime Of the Old Village, The
Synopsis:
Tale of religious hysteria based on a true case of a girl who was burned as a witch by the women of her village in 1930's Portugal. - Lucy Powell, Time Out London
Notes:
Original Playwright - Bernardo Santareno
1st Produced:
Greenwich Playhouse, London Nov 2005
Organisations:
Galleon Theatre Company
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Genre:
Translation
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 7 Other: -
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Top of PageHeiress Of the Cane Fields, The
Synopsis:
paints a rich portrait of Portugese culture set alongside pertinent political commentary. the story traces the effects of 19th century industrial progress on a small, close-knit community in the heart of Portugal's idyllic countryside.
Notes:
adapted from book by Julio Dinis
1st Produced:
Greenwich Playhouse, London Apr 2005
Organisations:
Galleon Theatre Company
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Play/Drama
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Male: 8 Female: 7 Other: -
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Top of PageInes De Castro
Synopsis:
Set in Portugal and in the 14th century, de SoUSA's play Dramatises an extraordinary and true love story, which has for centuries gripped the imagination of artists throughout the world. 'Ines de Castro', is a heart rending, epic tale of love, death and revenge. 'Ines de Castro' is an unforgettable and inimitable Portuguese legend, which has transcended six hundreds years and been immortalized in every art form throughout the world.
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1st Produced:
Greenwich Playhouse, London May 2003
Organisations:
Galleon Theatre Company
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 7 Female: 4 Other: -
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Top of PageMaias, The
Synopsis:
the Maias, was written over a period of eight years and is set against a backdrop of a fast changing 19th century Portuguese society. Published in 1888, it traces the decline in a wealthy, land owning family and the incestuous romance between a brother and sister, who are unaware of their blood relationship. In the Maias, eca creates a strong sense of human decay which is cultural, political and moral. eca is forceful in his satire and piercing in his social criticism but is always tempered by a lightness of tone and a warm sympathy for human frailty. eca's work is boundless in its enjoyment of daily life, rich in characterisation and fantastic in its social comedy.
Notes:
adapted from eca De Queiros
1st Produced:
Greenwich Playhouse, London Sep 2002
Organisations:
Galleon Theatre Company
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Genre:
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Male: 6 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageThankfully there Is Moonlight!
Synopsis:
Like arthur Miller's 'the Crucible', this uses a historical setting to attack the political evils of the day. Here, it's war-torn 19th-century Portugal - a place 'of petty conspiracies and betrayals, where you will only find an ally when you have found a common enemy'. With the threat of revolution growing, the authorities decide to arrest and execute the far-too-popular General Gomes Freire de andrade. It's a powerful play, written out of anger and despair, but its power is largely rhetorical. the peasants eloquently bemoan their fate, the leaders of church and state denounce the rebels, and, in the second half the General's wife -a heartfelt Alice De SoUSA -shows the personal side of the tragedy.
Jonathan Gibbs, Time Out, London
Jonathan Gibbs, Time Out, London
Notes:
Original Playwright - Sttau Monteiro. Written in 1961, it wasn't produced until 1978, And this is its translation world premiere
1st Produced:
Greenwich Playhouse, London Feb 2007
Organisations:
Galleon Theatre Company
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation
Parts:
Male: 10 Female: 2 Other: -
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