‘Inheritance’, queer memory and identity to free
Until March 16 can be seen in the Theater Free amend L ‘heredity, the multi -award -winning piece of playwright Matthew López about gay culture and AIDS legacy, directed by Josep Maria Mestres.
L ‘heredity It focuses on the lives of a group of young gays living in New York in 2016, a generation after the peak of the AIDS crisis and coinciding with the United States presidential election, which Donald Trump won for the first time. “When I read the text I found it impressive. I was emotionally, politically … and I saw that it could be a great experience for the audience, deeply moving, “says Mestres. Freely inspired in the novel Howards End, fromEm Forsterthe show takes the structure, some of the themes and characters and the presence of the same writer, which Matthew López introduces in the plot.
The play begins as a writing workshop with young people who do not know what to write. From there, they begin to interpret the characters that are invented and the fiction becomes reality, building a story that crosses the life of this group of young gays with which the previous two generations lived, marked by the ‘Impact of the AIDS epidemic. “The epidemic and its ravages are planning all over the assembly and at many times they seize the story,” says Mestres. “We talk about the people who were on the front line during the outbreak of the epidemic – in the late 1980’s and early 90’s – and how they lived: some from fear and paralysis, others, From care, solidarity and struggle … “, he adds.
The past that defines the present
L ‘heredity It is a piece about material and spiritual transmissions and legacies, which reflects on what we owe to those who lived and love before us and our responsibility for future generations. “It goes from the people who have preceded us in the struggle for the rights and freedoms we enjoy now, but who lately we see danger day after day, and those who continue and continue to struggle to preserve and expand them,” says Mestres.
The assembly lasts a total duration of 6 hours, and consists of two parts that can be seen on alternate days – on Thursday the first part and Friday the second – or all followed during the weekend. It has long cast with names like Carlos Cuevas, Abel folk, Carles Martínez, Albert Bow, Marc Soler, Dafnis Balduz, Ricard Boyle, Francesc Care, Ferran Vilajosanaor 80 -year -old veteran actress Teresa Lozano.
The original production of L ‘hereditywith direction of Stephen Daldrypremiered at the Young Vic Theater in London in March 2018. Following the great reception, the show jumped to the West End, and in September 2019 the same production crossed the Atlantic and premiered on Broadway. Other productions have since been made in Germany, Sweden, Brazil, Denmark, Australia, Canada and Japan.
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