ABC da Guerra
is a book by João de Sousa Cardoso comprising ten essays centred on ten plays that address the phenomenon of war, ranging from Bertolt Brecht to Eduarda Dionísio, Jean-Luc Lagarce and Sarah Kane. The essays are based on the ten lectures delivered as part of ABC da Guerra, a series of intellectual discussions held at the São Luiz Theatre throughout 2025. The publication also includes visual documentation of the sessions and the guest performers (Cláudia Jardim, Miguel Borges, Joãozinho da Costa, André e. Teodósio, Carla Bolito, Kate Tomé, Elmano Sancho, Ricardo Teixeira, Joana Bárcia and Lia Gama), published by Documenta.
ABC DA GUERRA
A series of lectures on theatre and war
January
Father and Son Discuss the War (1947)
Karl Valentin
With Cláudia Jardim
February
Mauser (1970)
Heiner Müller
With Miguel Borges
March
The Blacks (1958)
Jean Genet
With Joãozinho da Costa
April
O Império do Oriente (1964)
Jorge de Sena
With André E. Teodósio
May
Um Museu Vivo de Memórias pequenas e esquecidas (2014)
Joana Craveiro
With Carla Bolito
June
Summer and Smoke (1948)
Tennessee Williams
With Kate Tomé
July
It’s Only the End of the World (1990)
Jean-Luc Lagarce
With Elmano Sancho
September
Blasted (1995)
Sarah Kane
With Ricardo Teixeira
October
Tina M. Provas de Contacto (2001)
Eduarda Dionísio
With Joana Bárcia
November
Señora Carrar’s Rifles (1936)
Bertolt Brecht
With Lia Gama
