A Poet like This: a guided tour to the mind of Alexandre O’Neill

• Malu Vilas Boas and Luís Leal Miranda

13 to 24 January 2027

Theatre

+12

Schools:
13, 20 and 21 January: 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.
14, 15 and 22 January: 10.30 a.m.
Families:
16 and 23 January: 4.30 p.m.
17 and 24 January: 11.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m.
Sessions with Portuguese Sign Language:
22 January: 10.30 a.m.
23 January: 4.30 p.m.
Laid-back session:
24 January: 11.30 a.m.
Age rating:
12 years old and above
Target audience:
Starting at 10 years old
Duration:
40 min.
Price for schools:
€3 < 18 years / €1 TEIP schools / Free of charge for chaperons
Price for families:
€3 < 18 years / €7 > 18 years / Discounts apply
:
Eligible for the Passe Cultura (available exclusively at the theatre box office)
:
Tickets available from 4 November.

A journey through a poet’s mind.

Synopsis
A guide from the Museum of Poetic Thought takes us on a journey through the mind of Alexandre O’Neill. In this guided tour through the objects of this unusual “head-museum”, we will closely explore the poet’s way of being and writing. How does the Poem-Making Machine work? What is the purpose of the Giant Dictionary? And why is there a broken heart on one of the shelves?

All these questions are answered by Ana, a young woman who suffers from the same “word disease” that O’Neill did. And she might be getting infected with other quirks of the poet.
Creation and Performance
Malu Vilas Boas
Text
Ana Markl e Luís Leal Miranda
Creation Support
Sara Inês Gigante
Set Design and Props
Lavandaria
Music and Sound Design
Alexandra Cuecas
Music and Sound Design Support
Nuno Duarte
Light Design
Diana dos Santos
Video
Nuno Leites
Production
SIGA 25
Coproduction
LU.CA – Teatro Luís de Camões
Support
Polo Cultural das Gaivotas
Acknowledgements
CAMPUS – Paulo Cunha e Silva, CAAA – Centro para os Assuntos da Arte e Arquitectura; Agente A Norte, Inês Carneiro, Sara Neves, Susana Brandão