7 minutos

Contemporary theatre production directed by Sergio Peris-Mencheta, with text by Stefano Massini and Blanca Portillo in the lead role. It takes a real event as its starting point to debate labour and collective rights.

The starting point is a meeting in which eleven female colleagues must decide on something that, at first sight, seems minor: giving up seven minutes of their daily break. That adjustment opens an intense discussion about power, dignity and how fragile it is to keep rights already won.

As the dialogue unfolds, fears, loyalties, regrets and a growing awareness of the position each of them occupies come to the surface. Words become a battleground, and each argument reveals the tension between self-interest and the common good. The play warns that great renunciations often begin with minimal concessions which, without anyone noticing, can alter the framework of rights and freedoms.

Massini draws on a real event to pose a topical question: what are we willing to give up, and to whom, in order to sustain an idea of security? Sergio Peris-Mencheta directs the production and Blanca Portillo stars in the performance. There is also a performance with audio description and surtitles for deaf audiences.