The mother has got up now. It’s time to get back on the road. The wheels of war start to turn.
The mother has got up now. It’s time to get back on the road.
The wheels of war start to turn. Right. Left. One more day, another. The son carries his house on his shoulders. His feet no longer thinking. The daughter, sitting down, counts the arms and legs abandoned at the side of the road. We’ll do business today. What a wonderful war!
Synopsis
What a Wonderful War! is a gestural staging based on Mother Courage by Bertolt Brecht, where the dramaturg’s text has been substituted by stark gestures and a primitive language, almost animal, to show one of the many disasters caused by war.
Cast and crew
Actors
Jesús Muñoz – Mother
Joan Collado – Son
Pau Pons – Daughter
Álex Cantó – Captain
Elena Goig – Soldier
Direction:
Pau Pons
Assistant to direction:
Jesús Muñoz
Set design and costumes:
Joan Collado
Lighting:
Álex Cantó
Sound:
María Torromé
Tailoring:
Maribel Saiz
Photography:
José Ignacio de Juan
Video:
Salva Muñoz
Collaborators:
Paco Martínez
Isabel Úbeda
Leopoldo Aranda
Where we have performed
Premiered in October 2002, at the Teatro de los Manantiales, Valencia
Circuit teatral valencià, 2003-2004.
VII Certamen de Directoras de Escena de Torrejón de Ardoz
Production
Awards
Finalist at the VII Certamen de Directoras de Escena, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, (2004).
Award for Best Actress and Best Direction at the Festival Escènia de Foios, Valencia (2003).
Historical
