Christmas Eve 2014. Chile, Peru and Bolivia are at war. A soldier arrives home on 24 hour leave to celebrate with his pregnant twin sisters. It is to be a far from silent night. Read more …
When the sisters discover he may not return to the battle front, one is ready to hide him. The other is furious. Both try to convince him of their opposing views of the war. Will the brother defect or return to battle?
Diciembre is blackly comic, exploring the divisive nature of war for both a country and a family.
Teatro en el Blanco literally means ‘theatre that hits the target' and this young Santiago based company makes its Edinburgh debut promising just that: visceral, emotive theatre.
Performed with a pleasing simplicity at a table set beneath a tangle of coloured light bulbs, the play lurches from the surreal to the poignant.
What's striking about Calderon's play, though, is the profound note of despair that drives the comedy.
[The] characters exist on a knife edge between laughter and tears and we’re never quite sure which way they’ll go. It’s this unpredictability – even more than its subtly nuanced performances – that makes Diciembre so engrossing.
Intelligent and densely written, the play seems to sag, despite its mere 75 minutes.
Diciembre finds dark humour in Chile's Pinochet years
Two companies at the cutting edge of Chilean theatre are coming to Edinburgh to showcase their unique blend of theatrical performance
No light in the darkness
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh from Thursday September 2, 2010, until Saturday September 4, 2010. 8.00pm. Matinee on Sat 4th at 2.30pm. Tickets: £10-£27. More info: www.lyceum.org.uk
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