THE DAMAGE (from the tale by Friedrich Dürrenmatt)

AUTHOR: Fernando Sansegundo Álvarez

Synopsis

From the argument of the story of the same title by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, narrates the disturbing and macabre game in involved with on one side a group of professionals of the Justice retired, age almost impossible, and on the other his guest for the night: a traveling salesman who has left pulled his brand-new car in the middle of nowhere. The evening, enlivened by a feast, unending, drift in the investigation of a possible criminal offence, while the old seem to recover ancient forces. A play about the conflict between law and justice, on the decline, the guilt, redemption and violence.

Technical data

Original language:
Spanish

Gender:
Comedy Drama

Female characters:
1

Male characters:
5

Released

Space
2

Duration
90 - 120 min.

Time
Contemporary

Year of establishment
2010

Other data

Release date: Enero de 2011

Place of premiere: Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria (Santander)

Artistic team: Intérpretes: DANIEL GRAO, EMMA SUÁREZ, FERNANDO SOTO, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA PÉREZ, ASIER ETXANDÍA, JOSÉ LUIS TORRIJO. Directora: BLANCA PORTILLO.

Additional information
Finalista al Premio MAX a la mejor adaptación

Fernando Sansegundo
About the author

Fernando Sansegundo Álvarez

Rather than repeating the details of my professional history (see the attached CV for a summary), I’ll introduce myself in a few general lines. I was born in Madrid in 1957. Although I don’t feel responsible for that, I do feel responsible for what I’ve done since. My original plans didn’t include theatre, but I should have foreseen something when I enrolled at the Faculty of Image Sciences, after convincing myself that my less-than-steady hands would prevent me from shining as a neurosurgeon, my secret ambition. But theatre appeared in the shape of an unexpected opportunity, and the famous venom that it distils left me hopelessly trapped: as soon as the chance arose to study it in the context of the T.E.C. Laboratory (the best option at the time, I dared say), I doubted no longer: I left behind the halls of the Complutense University of Madrid and other caprices. I have worked for forty-something years in almost all of the professions related to

Specialty
Writer, director, actor, teacher…

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Financiado por la Unión Europea NextGeneration EU
INAEM
Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia
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