Del amor y otras catástrofes

Denise Despeyroux is considered one of the most unique and interesting voices in contemporary Spanish dramaturgy and has produced a theatrical production of remarkable brilliance and originality. Her works, like the ones included in this volume, present all kinds of catastrophes where the protagonists yearn for an authentic union with their family or partner, although they always end up facing their own ghosts: loss, pain or fear. The most beloved (a Christmas catastrophe) reflects how the lives of two friends of different temperaments, social origins and lifestyles are disrupted by the arrival of Claudio, a young man of mysterious charm, a compulsive liar and with strange psychological traumas. The heart is strange plays with the possibilities of cloning, with neuromarketing theories, and with philosophical references in a tragicomic work where the nature of love is questioned. In Reality, two twin sisters try a risky game of impersonation that leads us to the question of whether there is the possibility of also imitating someone from the inside. In The Dramatic Origins of Spiral Galaxies, Luz, convinced that she is going to die, asks her twin Andromeda to replace her at her family celebrations; This substitution becomes a strong identity crisis that is aggravated in an environment full of questions and doubts. Live meat presents us with four policemen who suffer the pain of economic scarcity in their office and are forced to sublet the spaces of the building: a contemporary dance teacher and a hypnotist. In black tenderness. A historical comedy of romantic horror an author and director lives obsessed with communicating with the ghost of the last queen of Scotland, and unexpected things begin to happen in a séance via Skype. In A Third Place, six characters try to relate to each other as best they can and to love each other as best they know how; lovers or loved ones, they yearn for the possibility of authentic contact and true communication.