By William Shakespeare Directed by Nuno Cardoso
Staging Nuno Cardoso Translation Fernando Villas-Boas Assistant director Mafalda Lencastre Set design F Ribeiro Lighting design José Álvaro Correia Sound design and sound design Pedro Lima Costumes Fernando Nunes, Nelson Vieira Lighting and set design João Teixeira Production Marca-d’água / Ana Carvalho, Inês Carvalho e Lemos, Sandra Carneiro Acting Afonso Santos, António Parra, João Melo, Joana Carvalho, Luís Araújo, Margarida Carvalho, Mário Santos, Miguel Loureiro, Pedro Frias, Rodrigo Santos, Sérgio Sá Cunha Support Elis, Julio Torcato, Murganheira, Silampos, Teatro Nacional de São João, Valadares, VICRI Co-production Ao Cabo Teatro, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Teatro Aveirense and São Luiz Teatro Municipal / Ao Cabo Teatro is a structure funded by the Government of Portugal / Ministry of Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts
With Ao Cabo Teatro, Nuno Cardoso continues to look to the classics to understand our concrete lives. In this return to São Luiz, he brings Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare, a historical play that combines tragedy and comedy and tells us about the economic and social disruption induced by greed, corruption or, simply, by directing the destinies of a community through an economy of favors. Shakespeare’s most ruthless work on misanthropy is a surprising portrait in its contemporary setting.
