‘When disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.’

Stolen Elephant Theatre are bringing their Sold Out Ed Fringe play ‘Shackleton and his Stowaway’ to London. It is based on the real events of the legendary Endurance expedition to Antarctica. It follows the misfortunes of an 18 year old stowaway who sneaks aboard Endurance. Initially, the stowaway is in complete awe of Shackleton. But this fades by the time Shackleton has gotten them trapped in the polar ice pack – even more so when Endurance actually breaks up and sinks. This leaves them adrift on the ice, hundreds of miles from civilisation.

En español

Dos hermanas gemelas ensayan un delicado ejercicio de suplantación, al límite de esa delgada línea que separa el bien y el mal; el amor a la vida y a la destrucción; la lucidez y la locura. Cómo se hace para imitar a alguien por dentro? Se puede amar a los vivos con el mismo amor que se tiene a los muertos? La oscuridad es luz detenida?

In English

Twin sisters attempt an awkward exercise of pretending to be someone else, taking them close to the line that separates good and evil; the love of life and destruction; lucidity and madness. What do you do to pose as someone inside of you? Can you love the living in the same way that you have love for the dead? Is darkness hindered by light?

During 2019 we present young talent as well as more established guitarists from around the world, including many UK debuts as well as premieres of new commissioned work.

En español

Soy joven. Ya no tan joven (mi abuela, mi madre a mi edad ya habían..., ya tenían…). Aún considerada joven hoy. Intento imaginarme a mí misma dentro de cuatro o cinco años. La imagen es borrosa, múltiple, confusa. Hablo con mis amigos (aún) jóvenes con palabras en bucle. Obsesionada con progresar… ¿hacia dónde? Porque las cosas deberían ir a mejor, ¿no? Eso me enseñaron. Me duele el cántaro de leche de la niña del cuento que se rompió.

In English

I'm young. Well not so young (at my age my grandmother, my mother had done..    had..). Still I consider myself young. I try to imagine myself in four of five years time. The image is blurry, changing, confused. I talk over and over again to my (still) young friends, obsessing over progress.... to where ? Because things should get better shouldn't they ? That's what they taught me. The milkmaid dropping her milk pail in the children's story hurts me.

En españól

Cinco personajes, dos mujeres y tres hombres, se reúnen en un camping frente al mar. En apenas un día y una noche todo está en juego, el milagro del amor, la pasión, la seducción, la necesidad de dinero. Malena y el viejo Profesor Boyer han llegado al camping en escala de su naufragio vital, con la secreta intención de venderlo. La belleza y el magnetismo de Malena remueven el tedio de Iván y del médico del pueblo, Miquel. Por suparte Sofía, la sobrina que ha sobrevivido a los atentados del 11M, refugiada en este rincón del mundo y enamorada del médico, ve cómo todas esas personas que son tan importante para ellas se buscan y se repelen en un juego en el que ella no puede participar. ¿Quiénes son esos viejos maestros y qué le están enseñando? ¿qué estamos dispuestos a arriesgar ante la última oportunidad que nos ofrece la vida?

In English

Five people, two women and three men, meet at a campsite by the sea. Within 24 hours, everything surfaces, the miracle of love, passion, seduction and the desire for money. Malena and the old man, Professor Boyer,  have arrived at the site as a final stop in the shipwreck of their voyage together with the secret aim of selling the site.

Malena's beauty and magnetism relieve the boredom for Iván and for the Miquel, the village doctor.  For her part, Sofia, the niece who survived the 11M terrorist attacks, taking refuge in this corner of the world and, in love with the doctor, watches these people search for each other and repel each other in a game in which she can't participate. Who are these old masters and what can they teach her ? What are we ready to risk when life throws us her final opportunity ?

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[SEASON II - CONTEMPORARY DRAMA]

FROM 11TH to 28TH SEPTEMBER. CALL BOX OFFICE. IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH

La vida está llena de oportunidades de cambio que pueden surgir en cualquier momento. Un encuentro, por ejemplo, insospechado entre una mujer madura que supuestamente ha triunfado en la vida y un joven ciego al que ha contratado para pasar unas horas en un hotel puede ser el desencadenante de una nueva vida, a poco que ambos sean capaces de abrirse y dejarse llevar por lo que sean capaz de dar y recibir el uno del otro.

Life is full of moments of change that can pop up at anytime. An unexpected encounter between an older woman, who supposedly has triumphed in life, and a young blind man who she has hired to spend a few hours in a hotel with can be the trigger for a new life. Both will have to be able to open up and let themselves go with the flow…

4TH/5TH OCTOBER. IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH

Hay hermanos que duelen, y ese es el caso de Kico, quien reaparece para perturbar la vida de Emma, su única hermana. Kico aprendió a correr antes que a andar. Primero delante de su madre, luego delante de los profesores, y más tarde delante de la policía. Emma, en cambio, siempre fue una niña buena que aprendió a guardarse de los golpes que se rifaban en la familia. ¿Por qué los hermanos pueden ser tan distintos?

¡CORRE! transcurre a lo largo de un año, desde el invierno en que Emma visita a su hermano en la cárcel, por primera vez en mucho tiempo, hasta la primavera cuando las ganas de correr de Kico determinan el futuro de ambos. «Nada engancha más que las malas personas» es la frase que sobrevuela la relación de estos dos hermanos. ¿Por qué? Porque es tan cierta como dolorosa.

There are siblings that hurt you, and Kico, who reappears to disturb the life of his only sister Emma, is one of these.  Kico, who learnt to run before he could walk. First in front of his mother, later in front of his teachers and much later in front of the police. In contrast, Emma was always a good girl who learnt to protect herself from the disputes that racked her family. Why is it that siblings can be so different ?

RUN ! takes place over the time period of a year, from winter when, for the first time in a long time, Emma visits her brother in prison, to spring when Kico’s desire to run will determine both of their futures. «Nothing attracts you like the bad person» is the phrase that hovers over the relationship between the brother and sister. Why ? Because its as true as its painful.

11th/12th OCTOBER. In SPANISH AND ENGLISH

Dos hermanos que discuten por quién va a cuidar a su solitaria mamá, una pareja que vuelve a acostarse tras un año de separación, una policía embarazada y un padre británico que viene a recoger a su hijo en un cumpleaños, un hombre desesperado que embiste un todoterreno conducido por una autoridad local. Una comedia sobre la estupidez, que no conoce barreras económicas ni sociales. Porque hay estúpidos en todas las sociedades, en todas las épocas, de todos los sexos, razas y religiones. Pero, ¿nos hemos parado a reflexionar sobre ello?

Two brothers who argue as to who should care for their lonely mother, couple who sleep together again after a year of separation, a pregnant policewoman, a British father who aims to pick up his son on his birthday, a desperate man who assaults an off-roader driven by a local dignitary. This is a comedy about stupidity, which knows no economic or social barriers. For there are stupid people in all societies, throughout all ages of all sexes, religions and races.  But do we stop to think about this ?

18TH /19TH OCTOBER. IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH

La heroína, Leonor, ha sido abandonada por su amante, Juan. Ella se disfraza de hombre para desafiarlo, con la esperanza de restaurar su honor perdido con su muerte. Ella lo persigue a través del mar, se ve atrapada en un triángulo amoroso (cortejando a su rival, Estela, como un hombre) y manipula con éxito a todos en su camino.

The heroine, Leonor has been abandoned by her lover, Juan.  She disguises herself as a man in order to challenge him with the hope of restoring her lost honour through his death.  Following him over the seas, she becomes caught in a lover triangle (courting, as a man, her rival Estela) and successfully manipulates everybody she meets.