Angélica Liddell
Angélica Liddell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catalina Angélica González Cano 2 October 1966 |
| Occupation | Writer, theatre director and actor |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Genre | Theatre, poetry, prose |
Angélica Liddell (born Catalina Angélica González Cano in 2 October 1966) is a Spanish writer, theatre director and actor. Liddell has received numerous accolades, including the National Dramatic Literature Award in 2012 for La casa de la fuerza and the National Theater Award in 2025, both awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the Leone d’Argento of Theatre at the Biennale di Venezia 2013, and she has been decorated as Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in 2017 [1]. Her career spans over three decades, with premieres at venues such as the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris[2][3] or the Avignon Festival[4][5][6].
Biography
Catalina Angélica González Cano was born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain, and went on to study psychology and dramatic arts. Liddell began writing plays during the 1980s. In 1993, she founded the theatre company Atra Bilis Teatro.[7]
Her works have been performed in Spain, Germany, Brazil, France and Chile; her work been translated into French, English, Portuguese, German, Polish and Russian. Besides plays for theatre, she writes poetry and prose.[8][7]
Awards and honours
- The Casa de América Innovative Playwriting Award in 2003;
- Second prize for the Lope de Vega Award in 2007;
- The Valle-Inclán Award for Theatre in 2008;
- Nominated for the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities of the Europe Theatre Prize since 2011;[9]
- The National Dramatic Literature Award, Spain in 2012 for La casa de la fuerza;[8]
- The Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2013.[7]
Selected plays
- La falsa suicida (2000)
- Once upon a time in West Asphixia (2002)
- Y cómo no se pudrió Blancanieves (2005)
- Perro muerto en tintorería: los Fuertes (2007)
- La casa de la fuerza (2009)
- Ping Pang Qiu (2013)[10]
- Alice Syndrome (2013)
- ¿Qué haré yo con esta espada? (2016)[11]
- The Scarlett Letter (2019) [3]
- Una costilla sobre la mesa: madre (2019) [12]
- Una costilla sobre la mesa: padre (2020) [2]
- Terebrante (2021) [13]
- Caridad (2022) [14]
- Vudú (3318) Blixen (2023) [15]
- DÄMON El funeral de Bergman (2024) [4]
- Seppuku. El funeral de Mishima o el placer de morir (2025) [16]
References
- ^ "Angélica Liddell Biography". Free Republic of Vienna Festival. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Una costilla sobre la mesa : Padre". La Colline — théâtre national. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ a b "The Scarlet Letter". La Colline — théâtre national. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ a b "DÄMON El funeral de Bergman". Festival d'Avignon. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Liebestod El olor a sangre no se me quita de los ojos Juan Belmonte". Festival d'Avignon. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "¿Qué haré yo con esta espada?". Festival d'Avignon. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Angélica Liddell". LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial.
- ^ a b "Angélica Liddell". Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.
- ^ "Candidati PERT". Premio Europa per il Teatro (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Angélica Liddell". Berliner Festspiele.
- ^ "De la catharsis à l'exorcisme". Les Trois Coups (in French). July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Una costilla sobre la mesa: Madre". Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "TEREBRANTE". CDN Orléans / Centre-Val de Loire. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Caridad". Temporada Alta.
- ^ "Vudú (3318) Blixen". Temporada Alta. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "SEPPUKU. EL FUNERAL DE MISHIMA o el placer de morir". Temporada Alta. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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