Teatro La Re-sentida

It is a taboo. But the young Chilean theatre group dares to question the myth around the socialist president Salvador Allende, who was ousted in September 1973 by the military in a coup d’état sponsored by the CIA. Audaciously, provocatively and wittily, the company asks: «What would have happened if…?» — and imagine another future for Chile. In «La imaginación del futuro» a seemingly senile Allende is supported by a group of today’s political advisors. Can these modern spin doctors succeed in rewriting history? Saving Allende’s government and avoiding 17 dark years of military dictatorship? A piece of political popular theatre, presented by a company radiant with commitment and verve. (esc)