The New Barcelona Post compiles in this article the plays that can be seen until the end of March in the theaters of the Focus group, with successes from previous seasons such as La Trena, El Gegant del pi and Dopaland, as well as premieres such as Elling and Amb la claredat augmenta el fred.
The selection also remembers those who only seek to laugh, with monologues such as Buenorollistas, Gordas, Yo sobreviví a la EGB or Tinder Sorpresa. For those who want family plans, there are proposals such as Les aventures del lleó vergonyós by Pot Petit, Alícia al país dels mòbils and Estación paraíso.
Plays on the billboard at the Goya Theater:
La Trena
The success of last season returns, La Trena, a work based on Laetitia Colombani's book and directed by Clara Segura. A La Perla 29 production that studies the immaterial bonds that unite all women, through their life experiences, their difficulties, and their will to never give up. With Segura as the narrator weaving the common thread of the play, the cast is completed by Cristina Genebat, Marta Marco, and Carlota Olcina. Few tickets are available.- Dates: until March 17, 2024
- Schedule: Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m.; Thursdays and Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; Sundays at 6:00 p.m.
- Duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes
- Location: Teatro Goya, Joaquim Costa 68, Barcelona
Buenrollistas
Victor Parrado continues at the Teatro Goya with Goodvibes-people, ashowwithout labels that invites you to laugh, reflect, connect... Or perhaps it all sounds like ancient Hebrew. A show where you will discover that there is only one person responsible for your happiness.Spoileryourself. It will be on display until June 8.- Dates: February 24, March 2, March 9, and March 30, 2024
- Time: Saturday at 10:30 p.m.
- Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes
- Location: Teatro Goya, Joaquim Costa 68, Barcelona
Les aventures del lleó vergonyós
El Pot Petit presents a new show for the little ones. The unbeatable music group invites to discoverThe Adventures of the Shy Lionin an intimate and reduced format. A very fun journey with puppets and live music, to discover emotions hand in hand with one of the company's most emblematic characters. A show by Ruth Garcia Ruz and Helena Bagué Villano. Recommended age from 2 to 7 years.- Dates: Sunday, February 25, 2024
- Time: at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
- Duration: 55 minutes
- Location: Teatro Goya, Joaquim Costa 68, Barcelona
Salomé (Coming soon)
Salomé, a play written and directed by Magüi Mira, starring Belén Rueda. Expression of absolute sensual power, she pushes her desire for Baptista to the extreme. A desire that overflows into death. A production of the Mérida International Classical Theatre Festival and Pentación Espectáculos. Also performing are Luisa Martín, Juan Fernández and Pablo Puyol, among others.- Dates: from March 19 to 24, 2024
- Time: at 8:00 p.m. (except Sunday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m.)
- Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Location: Teatro Goya, Joaquim Costa 68, Barcelona
Plays on display at Teatro Romea:
Voltaire/Rousseau. The Dispute
A play written by the Frenchman Jean-François Prévand and adapted and directed by Josep Maria Flotats.Voltaire/Rousseau. The Disputestages a highly relevant combat between two of the most important philosophers of the 18th century, Voltaire and Rousseau. The play stars Flotats himself and Pep Planas.- Dates: from February 22 to April 1, 2024
- Schedule: weekdays at 8:00 p.m. and weekends at 5:30 p.m.
- Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Location: Teatro Romea, Hospital 51, Barcelona
Alícia al país dels mòbils
A play for the little ones with dramaturgy by Marta Buchaca. The day Alícia turns 12, she receives her first mobile phone as a gift, but the white rabbit steals it and she chases him to get it back. A show starring Júlia Bonjoch/Xuel Diaz, Queralt Albinyana, Jordi Llordella and Marc Pujol/Joan Codina. Recommended age from 6 years.- Dates: February 25, March 3 and March 10
- Schedule: Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
- Duration: 65 minutes
- Location: Teatro Romea, Hospital 51, Barcelona
Amb la claredat augmenta el fred (Coming Soon)
A drawing-room comedy about Thomas Bernhard. Directed by Pep Tosar and performed by Imma Colomer, Pep Tosar and Evelyn Arévalo. Pep Tosar constructs a theatrical show making the most of Bernhard's characteristic obsessive intensity, weariness, and satire.- Dates: from March 2 to March 30, 2024
- Schedule: Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Location: Teatro Romea, Hospital 51, Barcelona
Estación paraíso (Coming Soon)
Another proposal for the little ones. With dramaturgy by Joaquín Casanova, it is the love story of an elderly woman who bravely, humorously, and tenderly challenges the limits of her memory to reunite with the love of her life. At a train station, an old puppeteer waits but doesn't know why she is there. Recommended age from 6 years.- Dates: March 17, 2024 (single performance)
- Schedule: at 11:00 a.m.
- Duration: 50 minutes
- Location: Teatro Romea, Hospital 51, Barcelona
Plays on display at Teatro Condal:
Escape Room 2
They swore they would never do an Escape Room again… They were wrong. The game has only just begun. The Joel Joan-Hèctor Claramunt tandem returns with the second part of Escape Room. The show stars Joel Joan/Xavi Mira, Paula Vives, Borja Espinosa, Agnès Busquets and Irene Jódar.- Dates: until April 7, 2024
- Schedule: Wednesday and Thursday at 8:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; Sunday at 5:00 p.m.
- Duration: 1 hour and 35 minutes
- Location: Teatro Condal, Avenida Paral·lel 91, Barcelona
Tinder Sorpresa
Andreu Casanova invites the public to go on a comic safari through the jungle of dating apps that are so fashionable lately.Tinder Surpriseis a hilarious monologue that changes the concept ofappsof flirting. A monologue where you will laugh a lot.- Dates: February 23, March 1, March 8, March 15, and March 22
- Time: Fridays at 10:30 PM (except February 23 which will be at 10:45 PM)
- Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Location: Teatro Condal, Avenida Paral·lel 91, Barcelona
Gordas
Under the direction of Carlos Mesa, Mara Jiménez and Teresa López play "two fat women who play fat women, but who can be everything." A comedy with fine irony and a lot of humor about how to fight to find a space that society has limited.- Dates: until March 18, 2024
- Time: Mondays at 8:00 PM
- Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Location: Teatro Condal, Avenida Paral·lel 91, Barcelona
Yo sobreviví a la EGB
Jordi Merca brings to the Teatro Condal, accompanied by the live music of Iván Vilches,I survived EGB, a show of stand-upthat humorously reminds us of the child everyone once was and points out who they have become now. Ashowfor the Post-Naranjito, but especially for the Pre-Cobi. Not recommended for children under 14 years old.- Dates: February 24, March 2, March 9, March 16, March 23, and March 30
- Time: Saturday at 10:30 PM or 10:45 PM
- Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Location: Teatro Condal, Avenida Paral·lel 91, Barcelona
Plays on display at La Villarroel:
El Gegant del pi
A play written and starring Pau Vinyals, directed by Júlia Barceló and Pau Vinyals.The Giant of the Pineaddresses the theme of family and moral principles juxtaposed with affection and personal experience, posing a situation in which the main character discovers a facet of his grandfather he didn't know: he was a Francoist.- Dates: until February 25, 2024
- Schedule: Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
- Duration: 80 minutes
- Location: La Villarroel, Villarroel 87, Barcelona
Elling
Pau Carrió directs this adaptation, by Simon Bent, of Ingvar Amnjornsen's book,Elling, a story, a tall tale full of human animals, tender, funny and vibrant that tells us a story of personal overcoming thanks to an original and unpredictable friendship. Starring David Verdaguer and Albert Prat, among others.- Dates: until April 6, 2024
- Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.; Fridays at 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; Sundays at 5:30 p.m.
- Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
- Location: La Villarroel, Villarroel 87, Barcelona
Dopaland. The tyranny of happiness (Coming soon)
A play with dramaturgy and direction by Eu Manzanares, starring Adriana Segurado and Felipe Cabezas. With a man dressed as a panda bear, Dopaland is a critical and acidic comedy that relates job insecurity to the imposition of happiness.- Dates: from March 4 to April 7, 2024
- Schedule: Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
- Duration: 1 hour and 5 minutes
- Location: La Villarroel, Villarroel 87, Barcelona