The Pirates Teatre prepare a social portrait of Barcelona
The company The Pirates Theatre is set up this winter at Sala Beckett with his new show The kitchena piece inspired by the play of the same name byArnold Weskerwith drama by Laura Aubertaddress ofAdrian Aubert and original music byAriadna Cabirówill be on the show until January 19.
With a four-way staging, the show transports the audience to the heart of one kitchen during a working day, where you will witness how it works and how the team of a historic establishment in Barcelona works. “Although this restaurant is an invention, the our story is fueled by the spirit of Wesker, by our experiences in various precarious situations and by what we have been able to see and feel in different current kitchens”, comments the author Laura Aubert.
The current job insecurity, the gentrification of Barcelona, the unsustainable situation of rents a the city, work stress or the abuse of power are the main topics he deals with The kitchen. “We are a company from Barcelona, we were born and raised in the city We are from a generation that entered the world of work with the economic crisis of 2008, we lived the transformation of the our city and we are living the consequences”, comments Adrià Aubert, member of Els Pirates Teatre.
The text, according to its author, Laura Aubert, shows how big cities expel their inhabitants with exorbitant rental prices and, often, with more than deficient public transport. Specifically, Barcelona has become a shop window where speculation and tourism affects local trade and neighborhood restaurants. So, in this context, the Minvant restaurant workers are fighting for the survival of the business, face one more day of the their work with a lot of pressure, but not knowing what that day will be decisive for their lives. “This is an imaginary restaurant located in the Raval neighborhood of Barcelona where we explain through fifteen characters a working day full of life, conversations, ideologies, conflicts and illusions marked by exhaustion and the precarity that they determine and define the his life”, explains the playwright and adds: “It is a portrait of our times and how we try to survive in an environment that is increasingly hostile and complex”.
From comedy to drama
The kitchen represents an important step for the Pirates Teatre, both for the genre of the show, which approaches drama, and for the creation and research process it has entailed. Still, the show keeps the style true to the company with original music, theatrical craftsmanship and scenic fregoism, brand of the home A fast-paced show performed by Laura Aubert, Bernard Cot, Ricard Farré, Núria Cuyàs i Laura Paulwhich will be put in the skin of 15 characters, thanks to the costume design of Maria Albadalejo and the scenography ofEnric Romani
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