Between the Lines is the story of a text that never seems to surface – delayed by mysterious reasons until accidents, as real as they are literary, finally bring it to life. Written by Portuguese director Tiago Rodrigues for the actor Tónan Quito, this monologue unfolds as a secret passage between reality and the inner-worlds of fiction. Through a narratorial labyrinth, it weaves together Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex with the letters of an imprisoned man to his mother – words found between the lines of a Greek tragedy discovered in a prison library.
And then it all returns to the present: in a space that belongs to the audience even more than to the performers – the theatre lobby. There, an actor addresses us directly, revealing why the awaited play has frequently failed to kick-off.
Portraying the enigmatic relationship between author and actor, through a role that earned him a nomination for Best Actor by Time Out magazine, Quito forges an intimate relationship with the patrons, ultimately questioning what they truly expect from theatre.
Created by Tiago Rodrigues and Tónan Quito
Approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes, including one interval
Performed in Portuguese, with surtitles in Chinese and English
Suitable for audience aged 13 or above. Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted
Between the Lines