Besteirol, o “jeitinho” brasileiro no teatro: um olhar sobre o mistério de Irma Vap

Abstract

The present work portrays some theater paths in Brazil that led national shows to humor and comedy plays. For the critics a nonsense, for the artists a necessary show of broad knowledge to understand the humor. However, regardless of the critics' or authors' positions, it is undeniable that Teatro de Besteirol dragged many Brazilians to theaters in the 1980s and it was no different when they staged, in Brazil, O Mistério de Irma Vap (The Mystery of Irma Vep de Charles Ludlam, 1984), a play that was on display for years and was performed by Marco Nanini and Ney Latorraca. For the theoretical basis of this research, there are the contributions of Décio de Almeida Prado, Flávio Marinho, Renata Pallottini, Yan Michalski, among other authors. From this investigation, it is possible to see the relevance of theatrica comedy in Brazil reflected from the social/political contexts, as well as the complexity of O Mistério de Irma Vap and the psychological relevance that a character absent from the scene has in the lives of others.