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Sergio Blanco is a Franco-Uruguayan playwright and theatre director, born in Montevideo and based in Paris. His work, closely associated with autofiction and with an exploration of the boundaries between author, actor and character, has been staged in numerous countries and translated into several languages.
He has received numerous international distinctions, including two Off West End Awards in London — for Thebes Land and The Rage of Narcissus —, the Alas Award and the Silver Morosoli Prize in recognition of his career. In 2024, he received the Zoenadrama Award for Best Playwright in Athens and, in 2026, was named a Distinguished Citizen of Montevideo.
Among his best-known works are Kassandra, Thebes Land, The Rage of Narcissus, The Bellow of Düsseldorf, When You Pass Over My Tomb, Tráfico, Zoo, Tierra and The Stendhal Syndrome.
In recent years, he has premiered COVID-451 (Barcelona, 2020), Divine Invention (Madrid, 2021), Zoo (Piccolo Teatro di Milano, 2022), Tierra (Montevideo, 2023), Confesiones (Montevideo, 2024) and The Stendhal Syndrome (Uruguay’s Comedia Nacional, 2026). In 2024, Kassandra was adapted into an opera and premiered at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in co-production with the Greek National Opera. In December 2026, he will take part in the Guadalajara International Book Fair, where he will present his anthology Siete autoficciones capitales. He is currently preparing several projects for 2027, including the premiere in Barcelona of his latest text, La niña santa.
In recent years, his productions have toured international festivals around the world and his texts have been staged on all five continents, making him one of the most widely performed contemporary Spanish-language playwrights internationally.
