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Dr. Frankenstein’s monster, on this case it could possibly be stated that Dr. Sanchistein or Sanchissinestein, who sounds extra sinister, seems on Tuesday in Barcelona to inform his story and declare regardless of his fragmented monstrosity as full human being. The well-known literary character of Mary Shelley revives in a brand new model, this time by the hand of the playwright José Sanchis Sinisterra (Valencia, 84 years) and embodied by actor Ferran Audí. Both, Audí and Sanchis Sinisterra, who additionally performs director, staging till June 1 within the atrium room The fringe of Dr. Frankensteina one -hour monologue during which the monster critiques a very powerful info of its agitated life? and defends his human situation. The textual content alternates biographical episodes, literary and cinematographic references, and reflections on language, reminiscence and identification.

“As a result of a science still in mantillas and a rather irresponsible paternity,” Sanchis writes within the hand program, “our unfortunate creature does not appear to ask for compassion or to denote his nefarious creative – which, on top of him, again Prometheus! – but to claim justice.” The monster seems in entrance of an academy to show its humanity. “It exposes the reasons why he deserves to be admitted,” Sanchis instructed this newspaper, “there is a wink to Kafka, of course, to his Report for an Academychanging to the original ape for the monster. It is a parallel situation. ”

Frankenstein’s creature asks to be part of humanity. He explains that, despite having been lit by the “rattling trainer” who manufactured him “with figuring out what stays”, he takes two centuries “attempting to study to be human”, he has even read Plutarch. He considers that he has managed to set a human dimension despite “the anatomical fudge” of the doctor.

Sanchis explains that his theater meeting with Frankenstein has its origin, in a first phase, in the Fernando Marías project The monster’s home in which the writer invited a series of authors friends to write about monsters. The result was staged in the National Dramatic Center (María Guerrero Theater) in 2016, and the text was there until the possibility of reassembling in an enlarged version came out.

Sanchis points out that the monologue is a reflection on the concept of monster and a claim of the difference, “of what comes out of the price.” Remember that he has already done several times to get a classic character from his context and put him in a different situation –Julieta in the crypt, With the capueto live in the grave waiting for someone to take it out; Miserable prosperous, con The magician as a homeless living in a storage room, or Godot arrivesin which Vladimir and Estragon have already left … -. He also put Ahab and Ulysses together in a tavern by changing his adventures: the captain of the Pequod With the sirens, the king of Ithaca with the white whale. “I like that of the remake,” says Sanchis.

Has Frankenstein reread for the occasion? “Not rereading!, Squeezed!”, He replies, and points out that a problem with the “wonderful” novel by Mary Shelley, who only had 18 when writing it, is that he refers to some characters who are no longer in today’s imaginary, but “life is like that, and the theater will not be tv, the viewer has to attempt.” In the creature of Dr. Frankenstein there are references, says the author, to the “Waterfall of variations” about the novel.

Audí – “A powerful actor”, with whom he has already worked – is more or less characterized as the film monster, high shoes, excessive head, “Boris Karloff.” The problem “is that Karloff wanted six hours to make up and right here can be very arduous and we’re nonetheless seeing if we use all the prosthesis that may be very sophisticated or solely in entrance and an excellent make-up.” The scenography is very simple, it indicates, with a few elements and non -figurative projections, all the acting interpretation.

Is Sanchis identified with Dr. Frankenstein or with the monster? “He hopes that he seek the advice of the psychoanalyst,” he replies. “Look, it is determined by the day. I’m going little or no to the theater, I don’t make life as a occupation. I nonetheless examine, within the consideration that there’s a lot to do within the laboratory of the performing dramaturgy. In that sense I’m a bit a monster that lives on the margins and a bit of additionally the trainer who investigates.”

As Victor Frankenstein, Sanchis also has the dream of creating life. “My final chimera is the theater of the widespread, to create in Madrid one thing just like the Beckett room (the lucid factor I’ve executed was to go the witness to Toni Casares). I wish to go away such an area in Madrid as an inheritance. I’ve spoken with the INAEM and with the Ministry of Culture and smile at me however don’t transfer a finger; I’m trying to see what doorways referred to as.” The minister, he agrees, has his own monsters, the mummies.

As for its mood, Sanchis says it is good. “I do as I do not discover out in regards to the age I’ve, and I’m there, attempting to at all times study, which is a crucial injection.” He bothers him, therefore, being receiving “many posthumous tributes, one thing that touches my balls.”