Wild Territory is a two-part theater show inspired by the experience of actors Pedro Gil and Raquel Castro as father and mother of two daughters. Together with writer Miguel Castro Caldas, they invented a daughter character for whom they also invented a father character, a mother character, a younger sister character among others.
The first part, which premiered in 2016 at Teatro Nacional Dona Maria II, is inspired by the first 5 years of life and the second part, which premiered in 2022 at Teatro Municipal São Luiz, is inspired by the years between 6 and 10. In Wild Territory, the characters live in a dining room set inside a theater. The live audience looks in on the lives of the characters and the actors. As time goes by, everyone moves further and further away from the beginning.
Co-creation Miguel Castro Caldas, Pedro Gil e Raquel Castro Text Miguel Castro Caldas Interpretation Pedro Gil and Raquel Castro Scenography and costumes Rita Lopes Alves Set construction Manuel Lobão Scenography assistant Joana Sousa Sound Pedro Costa Light design Daniel Worm Video João Gambino Production Direction Mariana Venes Production assistant and communication Bernardo Carreiras Staging Assistant (trainee) Marta Guimarães Art residency O Espaço do Tempo Coproduction Razões Pessoais, Teatro Municipal do Porto and São Luiz Teatro Municipal
Premier The 26th october of 2022 at São Luiz Teatro Municipal Tour Teatro Municipal do Porto – Rivoli