What about Quique V?

(¿Qué con Quique Quinto?)

By William Shakespeare

Translator: Andrés Carreño

Company name: EFE TRES Teatro & Doctor Misterio

Company country: Mexico

Director: Andrés Carreño

Distribution:

Montserrat Ángeles Peralta – Zote

Fernando Villa – Seal

Claudia Arellano - Ariel

The creative team:

Original Music – Claudia Arellano

Costumes, lighting, scenography – Mauricio Ascencio

Makeup – Brenda Castro

Poster design – Wendy Quintanar

Photo – INBA/CITRU, photo. Gabriel Morales

Executive Producer – Allan Flores

Show synopsis:

Foca, Zote and Ariel travel around the world to bring theater and joy. They move on the Cabaret Nautilus, a ship built to sail the oceans of the imagination. Among the many stories I travel through, there is one very special: The story of young King Henry V. His friends call him Quique. In this story they talk about how the kingdom of children faces the injustice of the kingdom of censorship. Talking crows, chocolate-eating babies, robot puppets, live music and lots and lots of fun are the main ingredients of this show that has us wondering "What about Quique V?" (¿Qué con Quique Quinto?).

Nominations and/or show awards:

Special mention to International Festival of Teatro Clásico de Almagro, Spain 2016; Special participation in International Festival of Teatro Clásico del Chamizal, USA 2017; special participation in International Shakespeare Festival, Argentina 2018. Award for the best cabaret show at He pez de oro 2016; nomination for best cabaret show at LOS ACPT 2017; nominations for Best Adaptation, Best Costume Design, Best Children's Performance and Best Original Score LOS METRO 2022.

Company description:

Doctor Misterio is a cabaret theater company. Its repertoire includes theater for children and cabaret shows for adults. A trademark of the show are original dramaturgy, live music and a special ingredient: humor. The company has toured the United States, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Spain and throughout Mexico. The performances are always created from the perspective of inclusion, looking for each theatrical event to be a living exercise in communication with the public, but also a tool of social criticism that helps us to investigate the reality in which we live.

EFE Tres Teatro is a Mexico City company founded in 2012 that focuses on creating and performing modern adaptations of Golden Age theater. We produce contemporary, agile and playful stagings to create a direct dialogue with the 21st century audience. Through the minimalist approach with limited scenic elements, we encourage the viewer to be an active viewer. Our goal is to dispel people's preconceptions about classical theater by showing that it is the message that wins through universality and hilarity.

Director biography:

Andrés Carreño is a cabaret and improvisational artist, director and playwright. He graduated from the National School of Theater Art of INBAL. He has over 24 years of experience on stage. He founded the company Cabaret Misterio for adults and Doctor Misterio for young audiences. He is a pioneer and forerunner of the Cabaret Theater for Children. He published the book monstrous families, is a YouTuber under the persona El Doctor Misterio and publishes music on iTunes and Spotify under the same persona.

Director nominations and/or awards:

2023 Metro Awards nomination – best opera for young people: Monstrous families

2021 "Teperhukua" recognition award: promoters of the Rights of Children and Adolescents 

2013 APT's Best Children's Theater Award for The Mystery of Melted Ice Cream

2013 Nomination Actors-revelation of APT

Show duration: 1 hour 15 minutes (without break)

Special mentions show: For audiences over 5 years