“Declan’s work is magnificent. He explores the colors of love (fraternal, paternal, sexual) and desire, using a group of actors so, so, so spot-on and brilliant that they turn the show into a true CELEBRATION. UNMISSABLE.”
Teatro Madrid
Written by William Shakespeare
In a version by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod
Performed in Spanish with surtitles
Lifelong friends, Valentine and Proteus fall for the same woman: Silvia, daughter of the Duke of Milan. Far from the lives (and people) they have left behind in Verona, a complex tale of passion and disguise unfolds as they navigate love, loyalties, bandits and a dog.
After their acclaimed Life is a Dream, Cheek by Jowl return to work with the same ensemble of actors on Los dos hidalgos de Verona. In Two Gentlemen of Verona the young Shakespeare sketches themes that would burst into flower in his later works.
Directed and designed by Artistic Directors Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, this marks Cheek by Jowl’s second co-production with the Compañia Nacional de Teatro Clásico and LAZONA Teatro, further solidifying the company’s relationship with Spanish artists and audiences in Europe and further abroad.
Co-produced by Cheek by Jowl, Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico (Spain) and LAZONA, in collaboration with the Teatro Palacio Valdés.
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jorge Basanta | Antonio/Duque/Posadero |
| Prince Ezeanyim | Pantino/Bandido/Músico |
| Alberto Gómez Taboada | Turio |
| Rebeca Matellán | Silvia |
| Manuel Moya | Valentín |
| Alfredo Noval | Proteo |
| Goizalde Núñez | Lucetta/Lanza/Bandido/Música |
| Antonio Prieto | Speed/Bandido |
| Irene Serrano | Julia |
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Declan Donnellan |
| Designer | Nick Ormerod |
| Assistant Director | Josete Corral |
| Lighting | Ganecha Gil |
| Video Designer | Celeste Carrasco |
| Composer | Marc Álvarez |
| Sound Designers | Sandra Vicente & Kevin Dornan |
| Movement Director | Amaya Galeote |
| Assistant Designer | Sira González |
| Costume Assistant | Elena Colmenar |
| Lighting Assistant | Javier Hernández |
| Production Assistants | Jair Souza-Ferreira & Rocío Peláez |
| Stage Manager | Alex Stanciu |
| Technical Director | Oscar Sainz |
| Company Manager | Elisa Fernández |
| Interpreter | Juan Ollero |
| Publicity Designer | Javier Naval |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 28 – 30 March 2025 | Aviles, Teatro Palacio Valdés, Spain |
“Declan’s work is magnificent. He explores the colors of love (fraternal, paternal, sexual) and desire, using a group of actors so, so, so spot-on and brilliant that they turn the show into a true CELEBRATION. UNMISSABLE.”
Teatro Madrid
“The Two Gentlemen of Verona is one of the best theatrical productions currently on offer in the capital. It’s entertaining, clever, and full of joy. And what’s more, it’s done without gimmicks or tricks.”
El Confidencial
“Declan Donnellan offers a proposal that is pure theatrical play, in which he has created a highly original language where poetic elevation and the most ridiculous prosaicism harmoniously converge.”
La Razón
“The staging, beautifully choreographed, revolves around a fixed panel that serves the same purpose as the stretched sail used side-to #-side on the platforms where Lope de Rueda performed his pasos”
El País