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Un animal en mi almohada

La Promesa

Contemporary theatre
Country: España
Approx. length: 1 h 30 min (no intermission)
Language: Spanish
Year of production: 2020

Show in collaboration with the Theatre Network of the Community of Madrid
Direction: Vanessa Espín
Cast: Elena González, Paula Iwasaki, Rebeca Hernando, Concha Delgado and Laura Galán
Scenography: Elisa Yrezabal
Lighting design: Raúl Baena and Bèla Nagy
Costume design: Almudena Bautista
Assistant director: Alex Stanciu
Production coordination: Elena Martínez/Vanessa Espín
Technical coordination: Bèla Nagy
Communication: María Díaz
Distribution: Elena Martínez

A production by the Fundación Juan Codina / Estudio Juan Codina

Eva is a woman and victim of gender violence that has almost recovered and is about to embark on a new life. Gregorio just got out of prison after trying to murder Eva. A judge declared that he is rehabilitated and can stay with his two children. This means that Eva has to abandon her plans. That is the plot of a work whose writing finished nearly three years ago and, far from improving, the situation has perpetuated and we could even be witnessing a regression. Thus, this work makes even more sense now. If the initial drive of its author and director, Vanessa Espín, to write it was the incomprehensible absurdity that justice, instead of protecting women who are victims of chauvinist violence, sometimes leaves them even more defenceless than they already are. There are recent cases of women sent to prison for trying to protect their children from abusive fathers. It is urgent to keep the debate alive and fight so that the law protects the oppressed. Male violence is another form of terrorism and judges – like one of the main characters in this work, Amalia – often find themselves in dilemmas when sentencing because, as Espín says ‘you’ve got to bear in mind that female victims of gender violence are traumatised,’ which often complicates taking statements from them. ‘The problem is complex. It isn’t just black and white. It is extremely difficult for judges to get to the bottom of these cases.’

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