‘Absorbing, compelling, excellent, visually beautiful’… Is it any wonder that The House of the Spirits has extended its sell-out, bilingual run at London’s Cervantes Theatre? We’ve rounded up review highlights from Mates and others below. Only a few tickets remaining.
‘A rewarding watch’: THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS – Cervantes Theatre
Adapting a multi-generational family saga for the small stage takes ambition, confidence and knowing just where to cut, The House of the Spirits has all three covered.
NEWS: Sell-out bilingual staging of The House of the Spirits extends to 11 Dec at Cervantes
By popular demand, the UK premiere of Caridad Svich’s stage adaptation of Isabel Allende’s best-selling 1982 novel The House of the Spirits has extended by a fortnight at the Cervantes Theatre, London’s home of Spanish and Latin American drama.
Best of the Blogs: The House of the Spirits, The Green Fairy, Death of a Salesman & more
In our continuing series, our editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 10 November 2019) including Aleks Sierz’s thoughts on Caridad Svich’s “excellent” adaptation of Isabel Allende’s 1982 modern classic The House of the Spirits at Cervantes Theatre.
‘Full of feeling & rich in ideas’: THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS – Cervantes Theatre
Caridad Svich’s excellent adaptation of Isabel Allende’s 1982 modern classic The House of the Spirits is an epic and emotional evocation of South American history.
‘There are scenes that will remain with you long after the performance is over’: THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS – Cervantes Theatre ★★★★
After a cinematic start with the characters caught in spotlights mid-activity, we tumble into The House of the Spirits with a series of brutal scenes – rape, bullying, exploitation, pain.
WATCH The House of the Spirits Q&A video: How does Isabel Allende’s novel work onstage?
Are you fans of Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits? Allende’s multi-award-winning debut novel, released in 1982, charts four generations of one family from the 1920s and the 1970s, and how tightly entwined their personal fortunes are with political winds of change.
‘It’s a great introduction not just to a brilliant novel but to Latin-American history’: Actor Constanza Ruff on The House of the Spirits
Actor Constanza Ruff is a big fan of novelist, and fellow Chilean, Isabel Allende. We talked to her about performing the stage adaptation of Allende’s best-known novel The House of the Spirits in both English and Spanish in a brand-new bilingual production at the Cervantes Theatre.
PHOTOS: First look at Isabel Allende’s bestseller The House of the Spirits onstage
Three generations and 500-odd pages of Isabel Allende’s best-selling 1982 novel The House of Spirits come to life onstage at London’s Cervantes Theatre in Paula Paz’s brand-new bilingual production. Have a look at sneak-peek production photo gallery – and then get booking!
12 quotable quotes from Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits
Caridad Svich’s award-winning stage adaptation of Isabel Allende’s best-selling 1982 novel The House of Spirits is now previewing at London’s Cervantes Theatre. We thumbed through the novel for a reminder of some of our favourite quotes. How many feature in the play?
New post-show talk: Join Terri for the stage adaptation of Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits
I’m delighted to return to the Cervantes Theatre, London’s home of Spanish and Latin American drama, for my last of three post-show Q&As in the 2019 season. After new original plays The Reality and The Eyes of the Night, I’m back for this much-anticipated page-to-stage adaptation of Isabel Allende’s breakthrough debut novel The House of the Spirits.
NEWS: Cervantes concludes 2019 with new adaptation of Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits
The Cervantes Theatre, London’s home of Spanish and Latin American drama, concludes its female-led 2019 season with a major new staging of Isabel Allende’s literary bestseller The House of the Spirits.
Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Big, A Dolls’ House, Shida, The Eyes Of The Night & more
Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Big, A Dolls’s House, Shida & The Eyes Of The Night.
Q&A video: 20 years after she wrote it, Paloma Pedrero witnesses the UK premiere of The Eyes of the Night
I thought it was especially interesting to have lighting designer Nigel Lewis involved in the discussion – I was fascinated to hear how terrifying it was for him to plunge the stage into darkness for a lengthy portion of the evening.
FEATURED SHOW: Reviews are in for the English-language premiere of Paloma Pedrero’s The Eyes of the Night
The Eyes of the Night receives its English-language premiere tonight (13 September 2019) as part of the Cervantes Theatre’s second annual Contemporary Spanish Playwriting season. Take a look at production shots of both English and Spanish casts – and then get booking!
‘An exploration of the senses’: THE EYES OF THE NIGHT – Cervantes Theatre
It’s an intriguing premise. A successful middle-aged woman approaches a blind lottery ticket seller and offers him money to spend an hour in a hotel room with her. What does she want, and what is his expectation?
PHOTOS: First look at the English & Spanish casts of The Eyes of the Night at the Cervantes Theatre
The Eyes of the Night receives its English-language premiere tonight (13 September 2019) as part of the Cervantes Theatre’s second annual Contemporary Spanish Playwriting season. Take a look at production shots of both English and Spanish casts – and then get booking!
‘What do women leave behind in our fight for equality?’ Spanish playwright Paloma Pedrero on The Eyes of the Night
The question in the headline is what inspired leading Spanish playwright Paloma Pedrero to write her new play The Eyes of the Night, about a businesswoman’s revelatory encounter with a blind man. We talked to her about the two-hander ahead of its world premiere next week at London’s Cervantes Theatre. Time to get booking!
‘In these divided times, it is also about what it is to really try & listen to each other’: Simone Coxall on directing The Eyes of the Night
How challenging is it to rehearse a brand-new play with two different casts in two different languages? Simone Coxall has helped to birth Paloma Pedrero’s The Eyes of the Night from rehearsed reading during last year’s Contemporary Spanish Playwriting season to full-scale premiere headlining this year’s season. We talked to her about her work at the Cervantes Theatre. Time to get booking!
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for the English-language premiere of The Eyes of the Night
I’m delighted to return to the Cervantes Theatre, London’s home of Spanish and Latin American drama, for my second of three post-show Q&As in the 2019 season. After new play The Reality and before the adaptation of Isabel Allende’s The House of The Spirits, I’m there in September for The Eyes of the Night.