01 st September 2005 By Newton Moreno Translated by Mark O’Thomas Directed by André Pink Deep in the drylands of the Brazilian outback, a woman comes to understand the powerful and dangerous forces that can be unleashed in others for simple love she has for her husband.

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Dendê Collective has a new project, which aims once again at bringing Brazilian theatre to the UK. The play AGRESTE (DRY LANDS) by the playwright Newton Moreno of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco in a translation into English by Mark O’Thomas will be presented at The Lyric Hammersmith, Studio in their season the MIX on 01st September at 20:00 h. The tickets are free, so if you want to reserve your seat to see AGRESTE, you’d better call the theatre’s box office as soon as possible. When AGRESTE was presented in São Paulo, it was raved by both audience and the critics.

A sell-out success in Brazil, Dende Collective perform the European premiere of a new translation. Newton Moreno is certainly one of the most promising playwrights that have emerged in Brazil. He won both the Shell and APCA prize for best playwright with AGRESTE in 2004. The Royal Court Theatre in London which is specialized in new writing brought Newton to London to its International Playwriting Residency project this August. He was chosen to represent Brazil amongst raising stars in this field from all over the globe.

The MIX season of the Lyric Hammersmith, Studio is a groundbreaking event, which offers the chance to check out new work by some of the sharpest artists making theatre today. The Mix is divided into two strands: ROUGH (pieces in the early stages of development or a try-out of an ambitious idea) and READY (a show that is ready to stand on its own two feet for a full run of performances). AGRESTE (DRYLANDS) is a ROUGH performance you will be able to speak to the members to the company after the show and express your thoughts and help them to shape how they will develop the piece further.

Dendê Collective is putting together 04 actors (Brazil, Spain, Portugal and Australia), the director André Pink and the playwright-translator Mark O’Thomas to investigate ways in how to stage Newton Moreno’s text. The audience will watch a first draft of the full production that will be presented in the autumn of 2006. Dendê Collective is proud of presenting shows that are developed through thoughtful research processes.

Lyric Hammersmith, Studio
Address: King Street – London W6 0QL
Tibe: Hammersmith (five minutes from the station – Picadilly Line, District Line and Hammersmith & City Line)
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For further information: www.lyric.co.uk ou www.dendecollective.org
BOX OFFICE 08700 500 511
Tickets: FOR YOUR FREE TICKET CALL THE BOX OFFICE
Dates & Times: 01st September, Thursday at 20:00h.