THE RED BOX is a play about the visibility and empowerment of prostitutes throughout history. An original text based on the lives of 4 important characters from past centuries, who overcome the barriers of discrimination, submission and slavery to exercise a true claim for space and rights in societies.

In Amsterdam, currently amid the debate over whether prostitution windows should remain part of the Red Light District landscape, or whether they should be moved elsewhere and under other conditions, sex workers defend their right to stay in what they consider to be their space, like any other worker.

The connection between the environment of these historical figures and the current setting may seem like a mere coincidence that, however, seeks to provoke reflection in the public.

THE RED BOX had its origin as a theatrical monologue, written in December 2019 with the idea of  reflecting the empowerment of many women who practice prostitution, beyond the stigma or exclusion of a world society that continues, through the centuries, without thinking who they really are.

The idea that gave rise to the monologue was: “What does a prostitute think in a shop window when she has no client? What goes through her head? Why not the connection with a character in History who, also, for different reasons Was she a prostitute, showing her reality, her struggles and her empowerment? “

THE RED BOX first monologue was performed on February 28 and 29, 2020, participating in the D10 International Theater Festival in Amsterdam. From that initial idea, a complete work was developed, made up of 4 monologues and an interaction of 4 actresses, who interpret 4 characters from 4 different origins and periods of History, in a retrospective with a starting point at the beginning of the XIX century and stops in the V century BC.