Based on the novel by Franz Kafka, playwriting and direction by Ernesto Caballero.
One morning, two officers show up at the guesthouse where the bank manager Josef K. lives to inform him that a legal proceeding has just been opened against him, whose cause they ignore. They tell him he must appear immediately in court to clarify his situation. From that moment on, K.'s life will be caught up in an absurd and endless process that, as one of the members of the court indicates, includes the defendant's own conviction.
K.'s uncle then decides to help his nephew and bring him together with his lawyer friend so that he can take over his defence despite the illness that keeps him in bed. However, lawyer Huld's efforts do not end up paying off, so K. finally decides to take over his own case. He then contacts painter Titorelli, a well-connected person in court as a judge's portraitist, who does not guarantee an acquittal—best case scenario, just a prolonged cause's deferral.
The nonsense and frustration increase until, finally, two bailiffs get the defendant, take him to a quarry on the outskirts of the city, and there, summarily and bureaucratically enforce a death sentence. Before perishing, Josef K. still manifests a rare guilt.
Based on the novel by Franz Kafka
Playwriting and direction
Ernesto Caballero
Performers (in alphabetical order)
Carlos Hipólito, Paco Ochoa, Jose Luis Alcobendas, Jorge Basanta, Germán Torres, Ainhoa Santamaría, Olivia Baglivi, Jorge Machín
Stage design
Mónica Boromello
Lighting
Paco Ariza
Wardrobe
Anna Tusell
Original music
José María Sánchez-Verdú
Sound space
Miguel Agramonte
Characterisation
Sara Álvarez
Movement
Jose Luis Sendarrubias
Direction assistant
Pablo Quijano
Staging assistant
Mauro Coll
Lighting assistant
Daniel Checa
Wardrobe assistant
Eleni Chaidemenaki
Photography
Luz Soria
Trailer
Bárbara Sánchez Palomero
Billboard design
Equipo SOPA
A Centro Dramático Nacional and Lantia Escénica co-production.