Història d’un senglar (o alguna cosa de Ricard)

An actor faces the challenge of playing Richard III, the ruthless monarch of William Shakespeare’s tragedy. He has been playing supporting roles all his life and thinks he deserves this opportunity. However, he feels that the rest of the cast is not up to his standards and he doesn’t like anything the director proposes. During the construction of the character, the affinities between the actor and the English monarch begin to emerge. Both are ambitious and intelligent. Like Richard III, John is not satisfied with little, he craves power and is unwilling to waste his time with soft, oversensitive or mediocre actors. As their life stories intertwine, the relationship between actor, character and viewer becomes ever closer.

Història d’un senglar (o alguna cosa de Ricard) revolves around contemporary power mechanisms, desire and resentment, and proposes a reflection on the limits of human ambition. It won the Max Award for Best Actor, two Butaca Awards (Small Format and Actor) and a Premi de la Crítica (Barcelona’s Critics’ Awards) (Actor). After premiering at the festival in 2020, a season in Barcelona (Teatre Lliure), two in Madrid (Teatro de La Abadía) and a long tour around Spain, the show returns in Temporada Alta this year. It will also be performed during the month of September at La Villarroel (Barcelona).