Camden People’s Theatre, London
Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
Oxford Playhouse, Oxford
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Soho Theatre, London
An actor from South America comes to London and very quickly realises he’ll mostly be hired to play exotic characters, so he adapts. He moves, speaks and writes like a Latinx person should. And he starts getting hired. What lies behind the facade? What does his real accent sound like? Does he even know anymore? Who is the adoption of the Latinx label more helpful for? How does that label interact with the white, BAME, queer labels, or even the my-RP-accent-is-actually-flawless label?
Playing Latinx is a one human show exploring these questions. Merging spoken word poetry, stand-up comedy and music, Guido will take us through the journey of constructing a wholly new identity whilst figuring out his place in the UK theatre scene.
Creative Team
Writer: Mariana Aristizabal Pardo, Guido Garcia Lueches and Malena Arcucci
Director: MarianaMalena Theatre Company
Sound and Stage Managment: Sergio Maggiolo
Cast
Guido Garcia Lueches
Photography by Vicky Polak