The night of Wednesday, April 30 had a special visit at the Municipal theater of Las Condes. Among the audience that passed the room to see the successful comedy This work is a disasterwere two recognized figures of Chilean rock: Francisco Durán and Natalia Pardo (Cancamusa)guitarist and drummer of the bunkers. At the end of the function, the director of the work, the actor and comedian Pimient duckhe took the microphone and greeted them publicly, thanking their presence and the unexpected contribution they made to the show.
During the assembly – a hilarious Chilean adaptation of the British The Play That Goes Wrong– One of the most iconic songs in the group, Rains on the city, It was used as part of the “intentional errors” that characterize the staging. But this time, instead of melancholic emotions, The theme caused laughter among the attendees.
“This is an English work, and in different countries they choose a band to include it among this program. In the case of the original version, for example, they were the Duran Duran. And I, for the Chilean version I wanted to involve the bunkers, because I have a personal appreciation, they are my friends“explained Pepper. The play, which tells the adventures of a clumsy theater company in the 20s, plays precisely with the absurd and the scenic failures as the engine of their humor, and the inclusion of the popular Chilean group turned out to be a wink very celebrated by the public.
After the function, the ovation was double: first for the cast headed by Julio Milostich, Constanza Mackenna, Eyal Meyer, Matías Oviedo, Silvanna Gajardo and Sebastián Laysecaand then for the musicians, who were recognized and applauded throughout the room. In addition, they received as a gift a commemorative shirt of the work.
They did not go unnoticed
“We are surprised. Because in the end we were half buried in our seats, and duck even greeted us at the end of the work“Durán joked after the show. Both he and Cancamusa were grateful and excited for the tribute. “It is a very entertaining work, it has many jocular moments, so it was a very nice time for us. And obviously the reference to our song, to our music and everything, it was also very special“They commented after Bambalinas, where they shared an intimate moment with the cast.
Pepper, meanwhile, was happy with the coincidence that the bunkers are touring Chile just while the work is on the billboard. This work is a disaster He says goodbye to the Municipal Theater of Las Condes on May 11, closing a successful season full of laughs … and now also, of Chilean rock.
