The 33rd instalment of Reading Theatre with Science takes place on 23 September, at 6:00 pm, at Marionet.
The text we will be reading is ‘The effect‘ (Lucy Prebble). Two young volunteers, Tristan and Connie, agree to take part in a clinical drug trial. Succumbing to the gravitational pull of attraction and love, however, they manage to throw the trial off-course, much to the frustration of the clinicians involved. This funny, moving and perhaps surprisingly human play explores questions of sanity, neurology and the limits of medicine, alongside ideas of fate, loyalty and the inevitability of physical attraction.
As always, the text has been translated into Portuguese as part of the Collaborative Translation Project, and the original version is available for consultation or loan at the Centre for Documentation in Performing Arts and Science.
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Marionet | Coimbra
23 September 2026 | 6:00 pm
Age rating | 12+
Running time | approx. 2 hours
Participation in Reading Theatre with Science is free, please confirm your presence in advance through our email or social networks.
Artistic Direction Mário Montenegro
Production Direction / Photography Francisca Moreira
Coordination Vicente Paredes
Revision Vicente Paredes, Ricardo Jerónimo
Executive Production Carolina Costa Andrade, Silvia Carballo, Vicente Paredes
Communication Carolina Costa Andrade, Ricardo Jerónimo
Translation
Ana Botelho, António Calheiros, António Porto, Cândida Rente, Carla Sofia Neves, Carolina Campos, Eduardo Porfirio, Francisca Moreira, Mafalda Deylhot, Maria Lobo, Maria do Pilar Fróis, Marina Oliveira, Mário Montenegro, Pedro Gama, Ricardo Jerónimo, Rita Camões Reis, Sara Martins, Sara Mendes, Sónia Góis, Tiago Pombo
Reading
Alexandre Carvalho, António Porto, António Calheiros, Carolina Campos, Carolina Costa Andrade, Elsa Ferreira, Francisca Moreira, Helena Póvoa, João Emílio Cardoso, Maria Pilar Fróis, Maria Gaio, Maria Isabel Raposo Martins, Pedro Gama, Vicente Paredes, Sara Mendes
With the support of
República Portuguesa — Cultura / Direção-Geral das Artes
Município de Coimbra
Biblioteca Carlos Fiolhais
MAFIA – Federação Cultural de Coimbra
RUC – Rádio Universidade de Coimbra
The Navigator Company
- Productions
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- Come and discover ‘The Effect’ at the 33rd ‘Reading Theatre with Science’.
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- Marionet apresenta leitura da peça "O efeito'" com temática científica em Coimbra [Diário de Coimbra]
- Obra "O efeito" na 33.ª sessão de Ler Teatro com Ciência [As Beiras]
