¿Quién Matará a Mesalina?

Contemporary tragicomedy with cabaret, loosely inspired by Oscar Wilde's Salomé, in which the Empress Messalina claims the right to tell her own story during a late night show.

The action takes place at Club Limbo, where Salomé hosts an irreverent late night show that welcomes female figures whom the historical record reduced to symbols of scandal or sin. The Night of the Dead disrupts the programme when Messalina, the most maligned Roman empress, arrives, determined to reclaim the story that was taken from her. It is a tragicomedy with a fierce, funny tone that reflects on identity, defamation and the right to narrate one's own life.

The cast includes Lara Martorell, an actress known for Veneno and Servir y proteger, and Pepa Charro, La Terremoto de Alcorcón. Jeroni Obrador, the creator of the project, also performs on stage, while Àlvar Triay contributes to the video design. The production combines comedy with the cabaret format, with the rhythm of an interview programme that gives way to monologues and clashes between characters.

The performance takes place at the Auditorio Cartuja, on the Isla de la Cartuja in Seville, a venue that mainly hosts theatre shows, especially comedy and monologues. The production has been awarded four prizes by the audience: best performance, best show and best script. The question the production poses is whether the real crime was stealing these women's identity from them.