Shopping Centre Paradise by Laura Rubio Galletero Translated by Rachel Toogood

Adam and Eve are in Paradise – a multi-storey
shopping centre that claims to offer everything
they want. They are presided over by the enigmatic
proprietor, archangel Uriel, who tantalises them with
choice. As their relationship strains at the edges, they
grasp at the things that they think will solve their
problems: a baby, a job, sandals that are the right shade
of mustard. But Adam can’t afford anything, and Eve
desires it all. Tempted by the prospect of a new life, and
growing increasingly impatient with Adam’s apathetic
state, Eve starts to question the value of love. A funny,
searching play that asks how to be happy in a world
that is constantly demanding us to want more.