La Punzión

Comedy directed by Beatriz Jaén and written by Esther F. Carrodeguas, following Carlota, an activist in the midst of a personal, political and emotional crisis. The show moves between caustic humour and reflection on artistic creation.

The play follows Carlota, an activist of around forty going through a period of creative block and personal disarray after having two eggs vitrified. Veering between despair and irony, the character confronts questions about motherhood, desire and the gap between what she stands for and what she actually lives.

On stage, the production alternates between reality and fiction: Carlota converses with an alter ego of the author, the ghostly presence of her eggs appears, and she holds a constant conversation with ChatGPT, which functions as one more device within the staging. Artificial intelligence serves to question how we construct narratives and which prejudices shape the way we look at bodies, relationships and identities.

The show arises from the author's doubt about her right to speak of other people's experiences and from the difficulty of finding a standpoint from which to write. It is staged at the Teatro Valle-Inclán, whose programme combines contemporary theatre with productions for children's audiences.