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Rerun of 'Anino sa Likod ng Buwan' hits this October

By John Patrick Magno Ranara Published Jul 19, 2025 6:11 am

The rerun of Anino sa Likod ng Buwan is coming this October.

The play will be staged from Oct. 17 to Nov. 9 at the PETA Theater Center in Quezon City and will be helmed by Tuxqs Rutaquio, a Gawad Buhay awardee who previously served as associate artistic director of Tanghalang Pilipino and festival director of the Virgin Labfest.

According to IdeaFirst Company, the new production will star the likes of Martin del Rosario, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan, Edward Benosa, Denise Esteban, and Vincent Pajara.

The cast schedule is as follows:

Week 1

  • Friday, October 17, 8 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan
  • Saturday, October 18, 3 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan
  • Saturday, October 18, 8 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan
  • Sunday, October 19, 3 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Denise Esteban, Vincent Pajara
  • Sunday, October 19, 8 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan

Week 2

  • Friday, October 24, 8 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Denise Esteban, Vincent Pajara
  • Saturday, October 25, 3 p.m. - Edward Benosa, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan
  • Saturday, October 25 8 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan
  • Sunday, October 26, 3 p.m. - Edward Benosa, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan
  • Sunday, October 26, 8 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan

Week 3

  • Friday, November 7, 8 p.m. - Edward Benosa, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan
  • Saturday, November 8, 3 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Denise Esteban, Vincent Pajara
  • Saturday, November 8, 8 p.m. - Edward Benosa, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan
  • Sunday, November 9, 3 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Denise Esteban, Vincent Pajara
  • Sunday, November 9, 8 p.m. - Martin Del Rosario, Elora Españo, Ross Pesigan

Anino sa Likod ng Buwan is set during the armed conflict between the Philippine military and the communist resistance at the beginning of the 1990s. It centers on a married couple who form a complex relationship with a military man.

The three struggle to resolve an untenable situation as they get caught in a dense, labyrinthine game involving politics and friendship, love and lust, trust and betrayal.

The performance will run for two hours with no intermission. Entrance is reserved for mature audiences only as the play contains sex scenes, nudity, profanity, simulated sounds of gunfire, and violence.

You can purchase your ticket through Ticket2Me, with the price starting at P1,164.80.

Anino sa Likod ng Buwan first premiered in 1993 as a play by Jun Robles Lana. Its success led to a film adaptation by The IdeaFirst Company in 2015, which was screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, winning several accolades in the process.