“I don’t know what goes on in the minds of these men who look for women to end the loneliness of their lives. To each of them I have a thing to give. In the end it’s all the same.”

Rio de Janeiro, sunshine, 40 degrees Celsius. Gilda locks herself in her kitchen and begins to prepare the most delicious dishes. Outside the other women are furious. They accuse Gilda of poisoning their husbands with love.  But Gilda is more generous and more dangerous than they can possibly imagine.

Already a cult hit in Brazil, The Last Days of Gilda is a stunning one woman show whose explosive cocktail of food and sex, the sacred and the damned, violence and love reveals the true soul of Brazil’s Favelas today.

Performed by Gaël Le Cornec (Frida Kahlo – Viva La Vida).

“Gaël  Le Cornec’s portrayal is of virtuoso standard” The Scotsman *****

“One of the rising stars of 2008”  The Stage

Written by Rodrigo de Roure
Directed by Victor Haim Esses
Designed by Sophie Mosberger

Part of Arcola's Brazilian Season
Photograph by Yuri Pirondi.