How can it be that I love you so much

written and directed by: Javier Daulte
translated by: Víctor Muñoz i Calafell

A sweet thriller comedy where both laughter and screams are guaranteed

Synopsis

The actresses from T de Teatre have taken on a new challenge. With How can it be that I love you so much the company has taken a new turn, a comedy of terror that breaks away from the type of show they have produced up to now. The company commissioned the Argentine playwright Javier Daulte to write a play for them and what emerged is this precise combination of humour and mystery. The result of this unusual creative mix is a fast-moving adventure bursting with energy.

How can it be that I love you so much has six women as its protagonists. They are caught up in circumstances that change their lives forever. A man goes away for a few days on a business trip, leaving his wife alone at home. The mystery begins when during his absence the woman starts to receive threatening anonymous phone calls. A policewoman gets involved and begins to put two and two together. Her investigations lead her to a flat occupied by a group of women who conceal their shadowy past: two twin sisters who loved the same man, a third sister who had a difficult childhood, and a friend who is kind and down to earth despite having gone through very hard times. They all share feelings of love, friendship, hate and envy which, flavoured with strong doses of black humour and suspense, help to explain the reasons for everything.

A project from the heart that proposes ninety minutes of entertainment full of uncertainties that keep the audience glued to their seats. The story is told using constant jumps in time, and the different enigmas presented by the plot are successively unveiled at a furious pace.

Jon Berrondo’s set design blends in with the tone of the play. The stage effects completely immerse the audience in the story and manage to make absolutely paranormal events seem real.

How can it be that I love you so much In the actresses from T de Teatre enter in the terrain of the thriller, with this delectable comedy of terror where fear and smiles are guaranteed.

B for Biography

How can it be that I love you so much was premiered on 16 0ctubre 2007 in the Sala Tallers at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya. Later, the company took the show on tour to numerous cities in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. On 29 August 2008 it returned to the stage in Barcelona, at the Teatre Poliorama.

F for facts and figures

112 performances and 50.000 Spectators

Credits

Actresses: Mamen Duch, Míriam Iscla, Marta Pérez, Carme Pla and Àgata Roca

Set design: Jon Berrondo
Wardrobe: Marian Coromina
Lighting: Albert Faura (A.A.I) and Carlos Lucena
Sound: Francisco Grande
Make-up and Hairstyling: Susi León and Tito Monros
Director’s assistant: Víctor Muñoz
Executive Production: Daniel López-Oros

Wardrobe assistant: Jimena González
Lighting assistant: Carles Borras
Voice in off: Paul Berrondo

Technical manager: Judit Vidal
Light board operator: Carles Borràs
Sound board operator: Roger Abalós
Stagehands: Mariana Castellucci and Marçal Vallhonesta
Stage manageress: Judit Vidal
Tailoring: Gimena González
Road Manager: Carmen Àlvarez

Management: Merche Garrido
Production assistant: Carmen Álvarez
Press: Sandra Costa
Production aides: Ana Sanahuja and Patricia Navarro

Set design: Hermanos Moro, La Forja del Vallès, Tero Guzmán and Sundisa
Lola’s wardrobe: Goretti
Wigs: Carles Montosa
Sound track recording: Oido
Photography: David Ruano
Graphic design: Tholön kunst

We are grateful to Pere Molina and TresX3 for their collaboration.

A co-production by T de Teatre and the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, with the collaboration of the Ministerio de Cultura (INAEM), Generalitat de Catalunya (ICIC) and the Teatre Zorilla de Badalona

The show was premiered at Sala Tallers del Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC) on October 16th 2007.