“Better not to say it” is a French comedy by Salomé Lelouch, directed by Claudio Tolcachir and starring Mercedes Morán and Imanol Arias. The set design by Mariana Tirante, the lighting design by Matías Sendón, the sound design by Guido Berenblum and the costumes by Mariana Seropian stand out.
Saying everything without restraint, the raw truth that becomes verbalized because there is another profound one that cannot even be named. But if the right words are not found, the truth will come out in spurts, rushed to feel good about oneself but losing sight of the other. That’s what the work starring the geniuses is about Mercedes Morán and Imanol Arias on Paseo La Plaza, with sold-out performances and a standing ovation at the close of each performance. It is the success of the season and will continue touring Spain. And it’s called “Better not say it,” Even though she preaches telling everything, he has his reservations.
A mature couple who have already made their family journey separately and are chosen to accompany each other. Brutal honesty. The character of Moranwhich he calls “heaven,” is a kind of Tana Ferro in the film of Adrian Suar. She says it all and more, but Valeria Bertucelli In that movie she was more insecure, she was more confused, in short, she was younger. Mercedes Morán She embodies an empowered woman, with an opinion on almost all topics, at times phallic although there is a way to get into it. and the poor Imanol He does what he can, it is not easy for him to be with a woman like that although he continues to choose her.
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The structure is made from different scenes of this married life, although there is a dramatic journey because those truths that are not said will be said in the end. Meanwhile, the audience laughs loudly when they spy on these intimate moments of the couple, in which they wonder not if they are watching porn but what exactly it is that they choose to watch. They discuss social networks, ideas about abortion, all in a hilarious comedy tone that leaves some reflection on the idea of gender today, ecology and the generational clash with children.
They are a 70-year-old couple, alert, active, seductive, they practice tai chi together, they go to parties, they work. The couple that anyone would want to have. All this built from an attractive and apparently simple but grandiloquent staging. Created by the great Mariana Tirante, the stage structure is a wood-colored wall with moving blocks and a set of LED lights that builds the space. So they will be in front of a door, window, bed or closet from which they take out the clothing and shoes that they put on and take off on stage. And they will attend a party, ride an elevator, sing in the rain or avoid the traffic that is recreated through the shapes and colors of the lights, as well as light platforms on the ground. All under the direction of lighting Matias Sendon and the costumes created by Mariana Seropian.
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Separate paragraph for working with the sound designed by Guido Berenblum, who debuts in theater after working for cinema. These spaces and moments would not be possible without its sound design. Claudio Tolcachir knew how to take the text of the French Salomé Lelouch and put it in body and stage in a new and dynamic way. The moments of emotion come when together they evoke his “dead” father and the care of telling his mother more than is appropriate.
That Mercedes and Imanol They are two wonderful actors, it goes without saying, but the chemistry that is generated on stage and the enjoyment between them that infects the audience is what makes this play the sold-out success that it is.
Source: Ambito
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