The monologue of an immigrant in “The Night Just Before the Forests” has been re-imagined, with an adaptation to be performed in Macau that will allow the audience to immerse into the thoughts, the feelings and the psychological state of a foreigner making a desperate cry for help.

“The Night Just Before the Forests”, written in 1977 is considered one of the most captivating and unsettling texts by French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltès (1948-1989).

The play will be presented on stage in Macau by Irish award-winning director Sinéad Rushe in conjunction with the local Dirks Theatre Arts Association, as part of the 29th Macau Arts Festival, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau.

Performers of “The Night Just Before the Forests” during a rehearsal in the Old Courthouse recently.

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