COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
Como Agua Para Chocolate was a mid-scale production adapted from Laura Esquivel's original novel by Linda McLean. It toured to theatres in the UK for the first time in October and November 2006 and again in May and June 2008. Watch a film of the production below.
Language: Spanish with a little English
Touring venues included Northern Stage, The Point, Eastleigh, MacRobert Stirling, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Southwark Playhouse, London, Brewery Arts, Kendal, Oxford Playhouse, Theatre Royal , Winchester.
Laura Esquivel is one of Mexico's most celebrated writers and this was the UK’s first stage adaptation of her worldwide bestseller. With an international cast, vibrant text and a haunting score, including live music, TSF brought its flair for visual storytelling to this sensual celebration of Latin American culture.
This gorgeous, sexy tale is set in revolutionary Mexico in 1910.
Tita, a young woman forced to watch her sister marry the man she loves, cooks to quench her aching heart. Her food stirs all who taste it, affecting them deeply and transporting them into a captivating world of magical realism.
The cast comprised actors from Mexico, Spain, Nicaragua, UK and USA.
This gorgeous, sexy tale is set in revolutionary Mexico in 1910.
Tita, a young woman forced to watch her sister marry the man she loves, cooks to quench her aching heart. Her food stirs all who taste it, affecting them deeply and transporting them into a captivating world of magical realism.
The cast comprised actors from Mexico, Spain, Nicaragua, UK and USA.
“…burns with a passion that threatens to set fire to the stage”
THE STAGE
“Bursting with spirit and grandeur"
THE JOURNAL, NEWCASTLE
CAST
2006 CAST (IN THE VIDEO ABOVE)
- Alejandra Ambrosi Cortés (Tita)
- Leonila Argüello Chavarría (Chencha)
- Alex Elliott John Brown/Capitán Juan Alejándrez
- Pepa Delgado Fernández (Rosaura)
- Sarah Kemp (Mamá Elena)
- Alicia Martel (Gertrudis/ Nacha)
- Mark Plonsky (Pedro)
2008
CAST
CAST
- Alejandra Ambrosi Cortés (Tita )
- Leonila Argüello Chavarría (Chencha)
- Jerónimo Best (Pedro)
- Pepa Delgado Fernández (Rosuara)
- Sarah Kemp (Mamá Elena)
- Alicia Martel (Gertrudis/ Nacha)
- Mark Plonsky (John Brown/Capitán Juan Alejándrez)
CREATIVE TEAM
- Director John Cobb
- Writer Linda McLean
- Set and Costume Designer Neil Murray
- Composer Iain Johnstone
- Lighting Design Mark Pritchard
- Photos Marc Marnie
- Spanish translation María Jesús Fernández
