Upcoming
Sep 12, 2026
About This Event
Yellow Star Company stage José Saramago's play "A Noite" in Lagoa on 12 September — Portuguese language, set in a newsroom on the night of the 1974 revolution.
Saramago wrote "A Noite" in 1979 and set it entirely inside a Lisbon newspaper office on the night of 24–25 April 1974, as the Carnation Revolution unfolds outside and the editors argue about what they can and cannot print. It is a play about censorship, courage and the small compromises people make to keep their jobs, and it lands differently in a country that lived it.
Yellow Star Company are one of the Algarve's more ambitious theatre groups and this is a demanding text for them.
Performed in Portuguese with no surtitles, so this one is for confident speakers or those happy to go for atmosphere. Roughly ninety minutes without an interval.
Event Details
Good to Know
- Performed in Portuguese with no surtitles
- Venue not yet confirmed — check the company's listing before booking
- Roughly 90 minutes, no interval
- Worth reading a plot summary beforehand if your Portuguese is shaky
- Book ahead; Yellow Star Company shows are small-venue and sell out
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