Library rats are a different species now. They say they no longer care about books, that they gnaw from the outside in. Among the stories of the readers, the archives, the bookshelves, the floorboards, we find ghosts, naked men, relatives we have never met, places we have crystallised, hidden interests.
A show about a library is a good pretext to question the way in which the society we live in relates to spaces and thinks about public services. Can we guarantee that everyone has free access to all the books they want or need to read?
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Afonso Duarte School Group / Municipal Library (Montemor-o-Velho)
2 June 2025 | 9:30am / 11:30am
Age rating | 6+
Running time | approx. 60m
Tickets | exclusive to schools
PREMIERE:
Coimbra | Biblioteca Municipal de Coimbra
14 June 2023
TOUR:
Portimão | Biblioteca Municipal Manuel Teixeira Gomes
6 November 2023
RESTAGE:
Coimbra | Biblioteca Municipal de Coimbra
16 December 2023
Playbill
This show was originally created to be performed at the Municipal Library of Coimbra, in celebration of its 100th anniversary. Two years on, we present this production at Afonso Duarte School Group and Municipal Library in Montemor-o-Velho. We would like to thank the staff at these venues for their friendliness and willingness to support the production.
Discussion and Ideas Carolina Andrade, Francisca Moreira, Joana Ferrajão, Lavinia Zuccalà, Mário Montenegro, Vicente Paredes, Zé Ribeiro
Playwright Joana Ferrajão
Direction Mário Montenegro
Cast Carolina Andrade, Zé Ribeiro
Technical Direction and Lighting Design Guilherme Pompeu
Live Music and Sound Design Marcelo dos Reis
Wardrobe Lavinia Zuccalà
Image Pedro Andrade
Hair Design Carlos Gago – Ilídio Design Cabeleireiros
Production Direction Francisca Moreira
Communication Francisca Moreira, Ricardo Jerónimo
Executive Production Vicente Paredes
Promotional Photography Tiago Cerveira
Stage Photography Vicente Paredes
With the support of
República Portuguesa — Cultura / Direção-Geral das Artes
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra
Biblioteca Municipal de Coimbra
MAFIA Federação Cultural de Coimbra
Ilídio — Design Cabeleireiros
Rádio Universidade de Coimbra
Município de Montemor-o-Velho
Biblioteca Municipal Afonso Duarte
Rede de Bibliotecas de Montemor-o-Velho
- News
- "Library Rat" | BMC Centenary
- "Library Rat" is back
- Over a hundred people celebrating a centenary
- A library with 100 years deserves a show!
- We're taking "Library Rat" to the Algarve
- The ‘Library Rat’ takes a leap to Montemor-o-Velho
- This is what our 2025 will be like
- We were doubly happy in Montemor-o-Velho!
- Clipping
- Ratos são protagonistas no 30º aniversário da Biblioteca Municipal Manuel Teixeira Gomes [Viva Portimão]
- Ratos são protagonistas no 30º aniversário da Biblioteca Municipal Manuel Teixeira Gomes [e-Cultura]
- Ratos vão à festa do 30.º aniversário da Biblioteca Municipal Manuel Teixeira Gomes [Postal]
- "Rato de Biblioteca" / Marionet [Mutante]
- A nova peça de teatro em Coimbra vai à caça do “Rato de Biblioteca” [New in Coimbra]
- Biblioteca Municipal de Coimbra assinala nascimento de Eugénio de Andrade e apresenta o “Rato de Biblioteca” [Mundial FM]
- Biblioteca Municipal de Portimão celebra 30.º aniversário [Viva Portimão]
- Portimão Library has a Rat that steals the show [Sul Informação]
- Library centenary party runs until midnight tonight [Diário de Coimbra]
- Marionet apresenta “Rato de Biblioteca” [Diário As Beiras]
- O "Rato de Biblioteca" na Antena 3 [Domínio Público]
- O "Rato de Biblioteca" na RTP2 [ESECT TV]
- Teatro assinala 30.º aniversário da Biblioteca Municipal Manuel Teixeira Gomes [Algarve Primeiro]
- "Library Rat" marks the closure of the centenary of the Coimbra Municipal Library [Campeão das Províncias]
- Espetáculo de teatro na biblioteca [Diário As Beiras]
- Biblioteca Municipal Afonso Duarte celebra Dia Mundial das Bibliotecas com teatro [Beira Digital TV]
- Montemor–o-Velho: “Rato de Biblioteca” na BMAD [Mundial FM]
