Out of the Wings

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Si un día me olvidaras (2000), Raúl Hernández Garrido

Titles
English title: If You Ever Forget Me
Date written: 2000
First publication date: 2001
First production date: November 2001
Keywords: morality > crime, morality > punishment, violence > social, violence > torture, violence > revenge, identity, family, family > brothers/sisters, family > genealogy, history, history > memory, ideology > politics, power > war, power, love > relationships, love > friendship, love > desire, family > parents and children, power > intimidation
Genre and type: tragedy
Pitch

Two brothers. One is the natural child of his parents, the other was adopted. His origin has been kept from him – the child of a political prisoner, wrenched from his birth mother as soon as he entered this world. Now, one woman wants to reveal the truth. She is looking for her long-lost brother, and will stop at nothing to find him. But the truth is often as elusive as it is painful.

Synopsis

Electra is searching for something. Years ago, in her own country, her parents were the victims of a brutal dictatorship. They were imprisoned and Electra’s brother was ripped from his ... (Read more...)

Sources

Argentina’s Dirty War and ‘Los desaparecidos’

The play takes as its source the atrocities that took place during Argentina’s Dirty War (1976-83). This was a dark period in Argentina’s ... (Read more...)

Critical response

The play was awarded the Born Theatre prize in 2000.

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