The play unfolds over the course of a year. Around a bench in a town square, the seasons come and go as three octogenarians and an unscrupulous dog attempt to live together in harmony (or not).
Within this everyday world of small conflicts and ordinary routines, a far greater presence emerges: death. A peculiar figure who watches, stalks, and confronts them throughout the play, constantly seeking ways to catch them and carry them away. The elderly trio and the dog evade, ignore, challenge, and run from her, doing everything they can to keep going.
Through moments both simple and profound, the play explores human fragility, habits and rituals, the joy found in small things, anger, friendship, tolerance, humour, music, and loneliness.
This Uruguayan company was founded in 2014 with the aim of researching, exploring and creating visual and object theatre, using a range of techniques and languages.
Their performances have been presented across France, Tunisia, Iceland, Austria, Spain, China, Croatia, Portugal, Canada, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Switzerland and Uruguay.
The company received numerous national and international awards and distinctions, including the Drac d’Or Youth Jury Award, 34th Fira De Titelles de Lleida, Spain 2023. Their production Manual was selected for the IN programme of the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes in Charleville-Méziere in 2023.
