‘Behind Happiness’ is the third volume of the Marionet Collection, which brings together a series of theatre plays produced by our company and which has found its publishing home at Edições Húmus. The text chosen to continue this series deals with the theme of rheumatic diseases and was part of the show of the same name, which premiered on 12 March 2023 at Cerca de São Bernardo Theatre, in Coimbra.
The official launch of this book, on April 9, 2026, will be attended by playwright/director Mário Montenegro, performers/playwrights Beatriz Boleto, Carolina Costa Andrade and Inês Dias, and professor José António Pereira da Silva, contributor to the project and author of the book’s preface, and also Maria José Pessoa, a person with rheumatic disease and also a co-author of the text.
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Cerca de São Bernardo Theatre
9 April 2026 | 6:00pm
Running time | aprox. 60m
The theatre play ‘Behind Happiness‘ now published, premiered in Coimbra, at Cerca de São Bernardo Theatre, on 12 March 2023, in a co-production between Marionet and Cerca de São Bernardo Theatre.
The Marionet collection is a publishing space for plays produced by the theatre company of the same name. The main objective of this collection is to contribute to the permanence of this ephemeral art form that is theatre and, in particular, the creative work of this company which, practically since its inception, has been committed to combining theatre with science on stage. This collection therefore aims to give permanent form to the words that have flown across the many stages on which Marionet has performed. The collection begins with a series of recent texts, which thematically fall within the field of Health Sciences.
Presentation Mário Montenegro, Beatriz Boleto, Carolina Costa Andrade, Inês Dias, José António Pereira da Silva, Maria José Pessoa
Production Direction and Photography Francisca Moreira
Executive Production Carolina Costa Andrade, Silvia Carballo, Vicente Paredes
Communication Carolina Costa Andrade, Ricardo Jerónimo
Partners Edições Húmus, Cerca de São Bernardo Theatre
With the support of República Portuguesa — Cultura / Direção-Geral das Artes | Coimbra City Council
- Projects
- Behind Happiness
- Clipping
- Marionet estreia espetáculo em que a dor e a felicidade se encontram [Central Press]
- Marionet ouviu doentes reumatológicos para levar a palco a dor incompreendida [Diário de Coimbra]
- Marionet “atrás da felicidade” numa peça sobre doença e onde a dor é presença contínua [Ensaio - Artes e Cultura]
- Marionet “atrás da felicidade” numa peça sobre doença e onde a dor é presença contínua [Observador]
- O que fazer? Quarta é dia de ir para Sul e Atrás da Felicidade [Público]
