No Yogurt for the Dead – Histoire(s) du Théâtre VI
Tiago Rodrigues creates the sixth instalment in the prestigious Histoire(s) du Théâtre series.
When Rodrigues’ father was in hospital, realising he was going to die, he was regularly visited by a woman called Teresa. She worked as a volunteer at the hospital and took the time to talk to patients to break through their loneliness. Later, Rodrigues discovered that Teresa was an actor, whom he knew well.
From his sickbed, his father started writing a book. According to Teresa, he wanted to mix his experiences as a terminal patient in hospital with memories of his life, in particular some stories about his work as a journalist. For instance, he thought of the story of another Teresa, Teresa Torga, an obscure actress and fado singer with mental health problems, who undressed and walked around naked, reciting poems and singing, in one of Lisbon’s busiest streets, during a demonstration. After his father died, Rodrigues opened the notebook. It contained only a few lines and dots, a few scribbles, like the abstract drawings of a toddler. In No Yogurt for the Dead, Rodrigues creates a theatre piece to imagine what his father might have wished to write in the final days of his life.
Fiche artistique:
Texte et mise en scène: Tiago Rodrigues
Avec: Beatriz Brás, Hélder Gonçalves, Lisah Adeaga, Manuela Azevedo
Dramaturgie: Kaatje De Geest
Assistanat à la mise en scène: André Pato
Scénographie: Sammy Van den Heuvel
Costumes: Ilse Vandenbussche
Lumières: Dennis Diels
Som: Frederik Vanslembrouck
Musique: Hélder Gonçalves
Traduction allemande: Lut Caenen
Production: NTGent
Coprodução: Culturgest Lisboa, Piccolo Teatro Milano – Teatro d’Europa, Wiener Festwochen
Tournée:
5 – 8 novembre 2025: Comédie de Genève, Genève (Suisse)
15 – 16 novembre 2025: Teatre Municipal de Gérone (Italie)
12 – 13 decembre 2025: NTGent, Gent (Belgique)
3 juin 2026: KVS Bol, Bruxelles (Belgique)
6 – 7 juin 2026: Toneelhuis, Anvers (Belgique)
18 – 21 juin 2026: Grand Palais, Paris (France)
Plus d'information:
Sophie Vanden Broeck – NTGent
sophie.vanden.broeck@ntgent.be
