The tragedy of D. Pedro I and D. Inês de Castro is among the themes most addressed by arts and literature from around the world. It seems that it is the third most discussed topic – after Jesus Christ, who is the first, and Napoleon, who is the second. Undoubtedly, the theme occupies a place of great relevance and extraordinary curiosity as a pretext not only historical but also mythical, philosophical, artistic …
ACTA addresses this theme again from a triple perspective of novelty: first, the narrative does not follow the historical chronology of events – our story begins now Pedro and Inês are in the tombs; second, the story will be told only using images and music – therefore, without using the spoken word; third, to direct this show, we invited one of the most prominent European directors, specialist in this kind of theatrical performance, the Polish Leszek Mandzik.