A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (8+)
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za 28 jan 202319:00Theater aan het Spui, Den HaagZaal 2
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zo 29 jan 202315:00This show features a Dutch sign language interpreter | Met Nederlandse gebarentolkTheater aan het Spui, Den HaagZaal 2
The wise neighbour woman tells us he’s an angel. The priest says he’s an imposter. Pilgrims flock to see him, hoping to be healed by him, hoping for a gawp. They leave with something different than what they expected.
Adapted from Gabriel García Márquez’s Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes, Collapsing Horse bring this classic piece of magical realism to the stage in search of its beautiful, strange, emotional richness.
Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982, the Colombian novelist and journalist Gabriel García Márquez is known for his critically acclaimed works of magic realism. He is best known for his novels, such as One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985).
In de media
THE ARTS REVIEW ★★★★★
“fifty minutes of near theatrical perfection”
THE IRISH TIMES ★★★★
“a model of ingenuity”
SUNDAY BUSINESS POST ★★★★
“There is as much for adults to enjoy... as there is for children"
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY ★★★★★ “a beautiful if enigmatic ending... The two performers perform as a perfect team and the whole thing is an absolute delight.”
Credits
Directed by Dan Colley
Produced by Matt Smyth
Adapted for Stage by Dan Colley, Manus Halligan and Genevieve Hulme-Beaman
Made possible with the support of Culture Ireland