Galleon Theatre Company presents:

The Maias

Novel by Eça de Queirós

Adapted & Produced by Alice de Sousa
Directed by Bruce Jamieson
Presented by the Galleon Theatre Company

"The great novelists of the nineteenth century... make one believe, if only for a moment, in the reality of a new life, with fresh values and ideals. Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Flaubert and Dickens all have this power: so too does Eça de Queirós, the brilliant Portuguese realist...' - Evening Standard

THE MAIAS, Eça’s obra-prima was written over a period of eight years and waspublished in 1888. The novel traces the decline of an aristocratic family and the incestuous love affair between a brother and sister, who are unaware of their blood relationship. In THE MAIAS, Eça creates a powerful sense of human decay which is cultural, political and moral. He sets his fascinating epic novel against the backdrop of a fast changing 19th century Portuguese society. Eça is forceful in his satire and piercing in his social criticism but he is boundless in his enjoyment of the idiosyncrasies of daily life; rich in characterisation; and generous in providing hilarious social comedy.