Historical Memory On the Stage: Juan Mayorga’s “El Jardín Quemado” (The Scorched Garden)
Juan Mayorga began writing El jardín quemado (The Scorched Garden) in 1996, completing it the...
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Me+Lorca: Juan Diego Botto’s Mesmeric “Una noche sin luna” (A Moonless Night)
In his biography of Federico García Lorca, Ian Gibson observes that the writer’s assassination...
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Sibling love and loss: Alfredo Sanzól’s new play at Madrid’s Teatro María Guerrero
For his newest play, La última noche con mi hermano (The Last Night With My Brother), Alfredo...
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To speak out or not to speak out?: Claudio Tolcachir directs “Mejor no decirlo/You Shouldn’t Have Said So” at Barcelona’s Teatre Goya
What does it mean to be honest with your partner? This is the premise that governs Salomé...
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Picasso’s “Barber” At The Spanish National Theatre
Balding men are often precious about their hair. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was no exception. First...
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“Historia de una maestra” (Story of a Teacher) at Madrid’s Teatro Valle-Inclán: Arguing for Education as a Way of Life
The power of education as a tool for emancipation and democratic thinking has been the subject of...
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Lolita Flores Places Poncia Centre-stage: A New Re-fashioning of “The House of Bernarda Alba”
The House of Bernarda Alba has engendered no shortage of spin-offs — dance and film adaptations...
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“L’amor venia amb taxi” (Love Arrived By Taxi): La Cubana’s Affectionate Homage to the Catalan Amateur Theatre
La Cubana have been making theatre for over 45 years – stagings that have reimagined popular...
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“El día del Watusi” (The Day of the Watusi): Iván Morales stages Francisco Casavella’s cult novel on Barcelona in transition
El día del Watusi (The Day of the Watusi) gets a second outing at the Teatre Lliure. First seen in...
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Diego Garrido Sanz’s “Violencia” (Violence) at the Centro Dramático Nacional: exploring the possibilities of restorative justice
How do we learn to forgive, especially in the aftermath of a massacre that has no rational...
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“El entusiasmo” (The Enthusiasm) at Madrid’s Teatro María Guerrero: Midlife crisis given a makeover in Pablo Remón’s new play
There is no shortage of plays on the subject of mid-life crisis, from Alan Charles’ Midlife Crisis...
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Barcelona’s 2025 Grec Festival: “The Performing Arts as a Critical and Poetic Tool”
The 2025 Grec festival, the first under the new directorship of Leticia Martín Ruiz, opened on 26...
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Mark Rosenblatt’s “Giant” in Barcelona
The first new production of Mark Rosenblatt’s Olivier-award-winning Giant since its London...
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On Lone Borders: Juan Mayorga’s “Los Yugoslavos”
Juan Mayorga’s Los yugoslavos [The Yugoslavs] is, to-date, the only one of the acclaimed Spanish...
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“The Pillars of the Earth”: Bestseller and Musical. An Exclusive Interview with Ken Follett. Part II
For the first part of the interview go here. From the earliest musicals, one can trace the...
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“The Pillars of the Earth”: The Evolution of Spanish Musical Theatre. An exclusive interview with Iván Macías. Part I
In November 2024, the world premiere of a new musical by composer Iván Macías, The Pillars of the...
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Filmmaker David Trueba’s theatre debut: “Los guapos/The Handsome Ones”
David Trueba’s films have often had a theatrical dimension. La silla de Fernando/ Fernando’s...
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“1936”: Andrés Lima puts the Spanish Civil War on Stage
How to begin to approach a history of the Spanish Civil War for the stage? An ambitious prospect...
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David McVicar’s new “Maria Stuarda” at Madrid’s Teatro Real
Gaetano Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda, first produced at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala in 1835, like the...
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Big Bang Professional Week, Temporada Alta Fights Against ‘Mierda Bonita’
Mierda bonita, or beautiful shit in English, is the term used in La luz de un lago/The light of a...
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