Hortensia and The Museum of Dreams
by Nilo Cruz
by Nilo Cruz
The UK Premiere of a gripping new political drama by the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright
25 May - 18 Jun 2005
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Luca and Luciana, separated from their mother by the Castro regime in 1961, return to Cuba in 1998 to confront their past and navigate the challenges of their reunion.
About The Play
About The Play
Havana, 1961. Luca and Lucianas lives are irreversibly changed when their mother puts them on a plane bound for the United States. The Castro regime prevents her from following them.
Havana, 1998. The estranged siblings return to Cuba to revisit their confiscated childhood. Luca finds himself a Cuban lover while Luciana settles in a village where the Communist authorities will not allow a Museum of Dreams to open.