Dia Mundial do Teatro / World Theatre Day / Journée Mondiale du Théâtre


 

 

A mensagem de Willem Dafoe foi traduzida pelo nosso Tiago Fernandes, do Teatro do Noroeste – Centro Dramático de Viana.
O melhor cartaz, para mim, claro, é este da Madeira.

O jornal Público também faz excelente cobertura deste dia. 


 

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