Villa

A gripping and thought-provoking drama that explores the painful legacy of a country’s past, set against the backdrop of a former torture site.

In this powerful and intimate play, three women gather to debate the future of the Villa Grimaldi, a real-life site of atrocities during Chile’s dictatorship. Their mission: to decide how the site should be memorialised. As the women deliberate, they confront deep, conflicting emotions about memory, justice, and the responsibilities of remembering a painful history. Should the site be a museum, a memorial, or something else entirely? Their intense conversation becomes a metaphor for a nation’s struggle to reconcile with its violent past.

On 20 June playwright, Guillermo Calderón will do a Q&A via Zoom after the performance.