
About the play
Andrea Jiménez presents an irreverent adaptation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, in a piece that explores the intersections between fiction and reality, theater and performance. In this work, the director directs a different actor live each night in the role of Lear, creating a space for encounter to reflect on parenthood, love, and forgiveness.
- 2025 MAX Awards: Best Theater Show and Best Adaptation or Theatrical Version.
- Approximate duration: 90 minutes.
- Cast: Andrea Jiménez, Pablo Gallego Boutou, and a different actor each night.
This autofiction is a piece about origin, about how we are built by those who precede us, and about how to imagine other possible endings.