Thalissa Teixeira as Des in Yerma. Photo by Johan Persson.Thalissa is currently staring in Yerma at the Young Vic. She plays Des in Simon Stone's adaptation of Lorca's classic. Here are her answers to our 11 questions:
Can you describe your character in Yerma in three words?
Plenty.Of.Time
What's it been like working with Simon Stone?
What work?
How did you find the rehearsal process in comparison to other productions you've been in?
It never felt like a rehearsal. 4 weeks went by and suddenly we had a play.
What are you usually doing 10 minutes before the show begins?
Looking for a baby to play with.
What is your favourite play (seen, read or worked on)?
Pomona at the Royal Welsh College/The Gate. It was initially written for our year before getting published and transferred.
What is your favourite midnight snack?
I'm usually asleep by then. And if not, I'm awake till 4 - which means a full on donna dinner. (Lamb, obviously)
What was it that first got you interested in the theatre?
All things. Even the things I hate. But mostly the things I don't understand.
Where is your favourite place in the world?
Whenever all my mates are at that time. Hopefully on a beach.
Who is your ultimate hero, and what would you say to them if you ever met them?
The 20 plus land activists whom have been killed in Brazil so far this year due to conflicts over logging and agribusiness. I would thank them for their work and say I hope one day minds change.
If you could have been born in any era, which would it be and why?
Ancient Egypt - for the architecture.
If you could have any one supernatural power which would you choose and why?
To speak every language in the world. Or to be able to be in two places at once ... speaking different languages.
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