Instituto Cervantes Londres and Untold Collectiv present a micro-theatre session that amplifies the voices of new Latinx playwriting in London. Short, intense, and sharp pieces that condense identities, struggles, and desires into scenes charged with creative high voltage.
This showcase brings together works written by Latinx authors living in the city, celebrating their plurality and their unique perspective on the migrant experience. It is an urgent, vibrant, and necessary space where words embody resistance, imagination, and future.
The micro-theatre session will take place across five different spaces inside the Instituto Cervantes: from the library to the auditorium, including two classrooms and the entrance hall.
Untold Collectiv
Untold Collectiv is a creative collective founded in London by artists from underrepresented backgrounds with the aim of opening a space to share their stories, collaborate, and make visible the cultural diversity that shapes the city’s artistic scene. Their work focuses on offering writers, performers, and other professionals a safe environment to develop ideas, read and test texts, and work collectively on projects that foster new narratives.
The collective organises bimonthly meet-ups, workshops, and scratch nights —including its successful Latinx Scratch Night— as platforms for diverse voices to bring their work to the stage and connect with new audiences. Their mission is clear: to broaden access, empower talent, and claim space for stories that rarely find room within traditional theatre and performing arts circuits.
The works to be performed are:
SPREAD, by Maya Owen
A late-night journey on the Central Line turns into an unexpected confrontation over personal space. But when something very unusual appears on the train, the night takes a surreal turn that no one could have anticipated.
CLAIMING POWER
DEVOLVED, by Raquel Bartra
When Michael returns to his hometown hoping for a quieter life, he is unexpectedly appointed the first mayor in the town’s history. With no rules and no idea how the role works, he and his old friend Sam discover that power —even in the tiniest town— can get complicated very quickly.
THE WEIGHT OF POWER
CHILDREN OF EMPIRE, by Jake Turner Chan
At dawn, a father and daughter move through their city removing English flags from public spaces. What begins as a silent mission soon becomes something much more personal. As the night unfolds, questions about identity, loyalty, and belonging come to the surface.
THE POWER OF BELIEF
JESSICA’S TRAP, by Laura Bay
Jessica wakes up tied to a chair in a basement. The man holding her is someone she barely remembers from work, yet he seems to know everything about her. As the conversation progresses, the situation becomes increasingly unsettling.
THE POWER OF “LOVE”
THE TARGET, by Diana Hognogi
Two friends struggling financially find a strange job offer on the dark web that promises easy money. But when they discover what it actually involves, they find themselves trapped in a situation far bigger —and more dangerous— than they imagined.
Tickets cost £10.
