The staging of this play from the Amateur Theatre programme will take place tomorrow at the Association Centre 'Sociedad Icodense'.

 

The Association Centre 'Sociedad Icodense' will be the stage where tomorrow [Friday 12th] the members of the Tatrum theatre association will perform once again the play Bar Manolo, as part of the programme of the Teatro Aficionado (Amateur Theatre) of Auditorio de Tenerife. The event will take place at 8.00 p.m. The entry is free until the full capacity is reached. The play was created by Jean Pierre Martínez and is directed by Irene Pérez. The theatre group provides the costumes and stage design of this show.

Bar Manolo is a popular establishment located just opposite the cemetery. Manolo, the owner, is a fan of crosswords and drinking. He is accompanied by Conchi, who is responsible for cleaning and cooking. During the show, a wide variety of characters will come to the bar, which will be the setting of forbidden love, vices, complicities, and madness. One day, things get out of control due to the death of an acquaintance and an accident that includes a coffin, an old woman whose memory is failing and a lottery number.

Nine performers from the Tatrum theatre association bring this proposal to life in Icod de los Vinos. José Manuel Sosa will be Manolo, the bar owner, while Yesica Rodríguez will be Conchi, the cook. Hugo Rodríguez will play Carlos the teacher and Mariana Rodríguez will be Silvia, mother of Leticia, who will be in the role of Yolanda Peña. Luisa and Paco are the workers at the funeral home, roles played by Olga Vanesa Curotto and José Luis Rubio, respectively. Lastly, Olgui González will become Blanca, the widow, and Pepe Damas will play Jesus, the plumber.

The programme Teatro Aficionado (Amateur Theatre) is an initiative organised by the Educational Social Area of the Auditorio de Tenerife. It encourages interest in the hobby of theatre and the production of theatrical plays by the existing associations on the island. It stimulates matters such as communication, the exchange of ideas, and creativity amongst members who, in turn, belong to youth collectives, cultural collectives, women's collectives, and neighbourhood groups. Its main objectives are to promote a liking for theatre, to promote the general public's attendance to, and love of, theatrical plays; likewise, to contribute to enriching the technical/artistic quality of amateur theatre groups and to create different work groups necessary in the fundamental processes for the staging of a production.