MacBad is the third project in a series of performances by Teatro Praga (TP) dedicated to the youngsters, inspired by the masterpieces of English playwright William Shakespeare. This time TP chooses one of his most damned plays – Macbeth – the “Scottish piece” that has the presence of a trio of witches and their prophecies, that the hero / villain Macbeth (in our title MacBad, thus becoming the real Bad Guy!) will inevitably comply, even when he tries to escape. The spectator / protagonist is thus a gamer who guarantees that the story comes to an end. And for this purpose to be fulfilled, the show will use mechanisms inspired by famous “role-playing” game systems such as Dungeons & Dragons and Game Centers. So there will be several games within the game and everything will converge so that the prophecies, despite everything, come true.

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Text and creation Cláudia Jardim, Diogo Bento and Pedro Penim
Cast Cláudia Jardim and Diogo Bento                                                                                                                                                                                              Game Design Filipe Baptista
Production Management Daniela Ribeiro
Production Alexandra Baião
Co-production LU.CA – Teatro Luís de Camões and Oficina / Centro Cultural Vila Flor

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