Gris de Ausencia... ¿Cómo Sería?

Amid the debate on migration, “Gris de Ausencia… ¿Cómo sería?” brings to Teatro Lara the stories behind every departure. The adaptation of Tito Cossa's play, by Yemboyeré Creaciones, premieres on 22 September in the Sala Lola Membrives with a look at uprootedness, identity and the need to find a place to call home.

The piece immerses us in the story of a family who, after years of exile in Argentina, decide to return to their native Italy and open a restaurant, where what each of them feels, and had never said before, comes to the surface. However, the return is not a simple homecoming, but an emotional journey laden with memories. Though not for everyone.

The play explores universal themes such as identity, memory and uprootedness with sensitivity. What does it mean to belong to a place? What happens when the home we left behind no longer exists as we remembered it? And when culture, words and ideas become mixed together? These questions resonate in every scene, inviting the audience to reflect on their own story.

Yemboyeré Creaciones' version brings a fresh, contemporary perspective, incorporating elements of improvisation and audience participation. This staging breaks the fourth wall and turns the spectators into an active part of the narrative, creating a lively, intimate and deeply human theatrical experience.

With a blend of humour, emotion and social criticism, Gris de Ausencia… ¿Cómo sería? becomes a mirror reflecting the wounds of the past and the hopes of the present. It is a celebration of collective memory and an invitation to rebuild, together, what was once lost.

Gris de Ausencia, ¿Cómo sería? is a sensitive comedy with touches of melancholy, a taste of tango and a pinch of mischief, wrapped in improvisation and complicity with the audience.