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“With a theatrical imagination full of surprising resources, Ana Zamora makes Nise, the tragedy of Inés de Castro, a brilliant work of art, a continuous source of pleasure. Extraordinary acting, correct enunciation of the verse, elegant and sombre costumes, and music that's a pure delight. Everything's stirring and beautiful here.”.

Diego Doncel, ABC

Nise, la tragedia de Inés de Castro (Nise, the tragedy of Inés de Castro) is a Renaissance tragedy that questions the exercise of power and offers us the timely opportunity to investigate the political connections with our contemporariness. Based on Jerónimo Bermúdez's Nise lastimosa y Nise laureada (Nise piteous and Nise triumphant), director Ana Zamora builds a unified dramaturgy that allows the viewer to delve into this vision of bad government, through one of the best known stories of the Spanish-Portuguese tradition, the legend of Inés de Castro, lover of Infante Don Pedro of Portugal, murdered for the sake of common good politics and crowned, after her death, as queen of the Lusitanian country. In the work, the love and death of beautiful Inés serve as a specific example to question the palatial intrigues and disrespectful attitudes of rulers dragged by court life. This new show by Nao d'amores keeps the distinctive hallmark of the company, in which music, directed by Alicia Lázaro, plays an important role.

Strong political pressure led King Alonso of Portugal - the historic King Don Affonso - to decree the execution of Inês de Castro, who secretly married her son, Infante Don Pedro. Three courtiers carried out the legal assassination. Don Pedro, on hearing the news, ended up temporarily losing his mind, and once recovered, he declared war on his father. The assassins fled to Castile. Once King Alonso died, Don Pedro ascended the throne of Portugal. After being proclaimed king in Coimbra, he dug up Inês's body, married her publicly and pu the royal crown on her. The extradition of the former assassins, turned in by the King of Castile to his Portuguese counterpart, means that two people directly responsible for Inés’ death are executed before the viewer’s eyes.

Practical information

• Teatro del Bosque (Móstoles)
• 13 November at 20:00

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What the critics have said...

• “There are few occasions when one experiences the satisfaction that one has after watching Nise, the tragedy of Inés de Castro. Artistry, a nimble direction that sustains its pace, a theatre that enters through the senses and sinks into one's intellect”. Javier Villán, El Mundo
• “This show by Zamora is one of the most accomplished in her career. A beautiful and exquisite example of chamber music that is also a fortuitous convergence of poetry, music, acting and art. While the verse does contain frequent Galician archaisms, there's no need to worry as they are perfectly comprehensible. From the perspective of art, it is not only beautiful, it is perfectly put together in a performative style: the staging, the use of marionettes, the primitive yet stylised and functional costumes, and all of this at the service of actors that provide enthralling interpretations”. Liz Perales, El Cultural
• “With a theatrical imagination full of surprising resources, Ana Zamora makes Nise, the tragedy of Inés de Castro, a brilliant work of art, a continuous source of pleasure. Extraordinary acting, correct enunciation of the verse, elegant and sombre costumes, and music that's a pure delight. Everything's stirring and beautiful here. Ana Zamora is one of our most outstanding directors of classical theatre, because she knows how to blend thoroughness and modernity, which basically is the same, a thorough respect for her texts that gives them the stamp of modernity. Everything is respected here and the text is elevated to a theatrical dimension that is as exciting as it is moving. A great theatre, a great show, a gift for lovers of theatre with a capital T”. Diego Doncel, Diario ABC
• “The magical and solemn space acquires an immense ceremonial nature and force. The cast is as magnificent as ever, and consists of fully-fledged actors who act, sing, dance, and are capable of submitting themselves to the audience's overall enjoyment of the play, a noteworthy achievement in the panorama of Spanish theatre (and not just classical theatre, of course). Nao doing what they do best, able to scale the heights of tragedy as they did with comedy, and believe me when I say that it is a much more complicated achievement when it comes to the fin de siècle, in comparison to the eminent works of Torres Naharro or Gil Vicente”. Julio Vélez Sainz, Huffington Post
• “An admirably compact play, that is ostensibly simple, yet extremely rich and varied in its stage and literary languages, whose form shines through and is meticulously created with all its details and nuances. Quite frankly, a gorgeous work (...). A chorale function where everything is perfectly refined and expressed: the dramatic action, poetry, music, masks and even dance”. Raúl Losánez, La Razón
• “A coherent, exquisite and intense display. This formidable and magnificent show asks the audience to participate in a theatrical ritual with the emotion and discernment required for reflection. From an artistic point of view, it has successfully included and tackled all the ingredients, elements and actions with the highest degree of perfection. A show that excites an intellectual as well as a more straightforward and popular audience. Nao d’ amores’ staging guarantees the exceptional nature of their work”. Manuel Sesma, Artez