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The day I decided to direct “The Little Prince”

Mário Coelho
14 to 23 March 2025
Ilustração de duas raparigas abraçadas e um rapaz sentado num planeta sob fundo com estrelas.

Information

Schools

14,19 and 20 March: 10:30am and 2:30pm
21 March: 10:30am

Families

15 and 22 March: 4:30pm
16 and 23 March: 11:30am and 4:30pm

Sessions with Portuguese Sign Language

21 March: 10:30am
22 March: 4:30pm

Laid-back session with audio description

23 March: 11:30am

Target audience

Starting at 8 years old

Age rating

To be determined

Duration

1 hour 10 minutes

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

Description

Building a place of equality to talk about fear and anxiety can be the starting point for navigating your dreams.

Synopsis

Ana received an invitation to direct a production based on The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Excited by the opportunity, she dives into the creation of the play, but a shadow looms over her life: the grief of losing her mother, who always encouraged her to follow her dreams and had given her the book as a child, its illustrations covered with colourful tape to let Ana imagine her own version of the story. As she tries to balance her emotions and the pressures of directing, Ana finds herself confronted with painful memories and the need to discover her own voice. Amid rehearsals and reflections, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, reflecting on the importance of facing grief and realising what colours can be given to its shadow.

 

 

 

 

Cast and Creative

Text and direction
Mário Coelho

Performers
Ana Valentim, Benedito José, Cleo Diára, João Pedro Leal, and Mariana Fonseca

Light design
Manuel Abrantes

Video, animation and illustrations
Temper.Creativ Agency

Assistant director
Cleo Diára

Production
Leonardo Garibaldi

Photography
João Costa

Co-production
LU.CA – Teatro Luís de Camões