BY RODRIGO GARCÍA – TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH BY WILLIAM GREGORY
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE – Old 505 Theatre, Sydney 2017
“With GOYA, Théâtre Excentrique have exceeded their reliably high standard.” Lisa Thatcher
“An intense, strange, wild and wonderful production.” Sydney Arts Guide
“Director Anna Jahjah creates a sense of urgency appropriate to the writing.” Suzy Goes See
“Gerry Sont’s easy flexibility and energy knows no bound and accompanying music by Sister Ursuline was sublime.” The Buzz from Sydney
“An original production for an original play, which owes its success to strong direction, high production values and the ability of Gerry Sont to encompass both the humour and the agony of the play’s protagonist.” South Sydney Herald
“Rodrigo García’s argument for the soothing power of high art is expressed with crackling energy.” – The Guardian, UK
A dissolute father has a master plan to educate his sons: at night, break into the Prado Museum to see Goya’s black paintings while eating chorizo, drinking scotch and sniffing coke. On the side, fly in a hip philosopher from Germany as their guide. Sixty minutes of provocation and screaming to survive. Anything but f…king Disneyland!
Rodrigo García’s seminal work I’d Rather Goya Robbed Me of My Sleep than Some Other Son of a Bitch’ will introduce local audiences to one of Europe’s premier playwrights and his political, powerful, violent and extremely controversial style.
This one man show is set to challenge the ideals we hold true with “an explosive mix of vitality and disarray” – Libération, France
Duration: 55 minutes
Listen to an interview of Director Anna Jahjah and Production Assistant Perla Escalon in English, Spanish or French on Radio Skid Row, SBS Spanish and SBS French
CAST
Gerry Sont accompanied by cellist and vocalist Sister Ursuline
TEAM
Producer: Théâtre Excentrique
Director: Anna Jahjah
Production Assistants: Kris Shalvey and Perla Escalon
Designer: Clarisse Ambroselli and Anna Jahjah
Lighting & Sound Designer: Larry Kelly
Tech Operator: Martin Quinn
Production Photographer: Emma Lois
Graphic Design: Madison Avenue
Dialect Coach: Dioni Cendón Sevilla and Kate Jordan
Performed at The Old 505 Theatre, Sydney – 22 Aug / 2 Sept 2017