New year, new resolutions, and new illusions. As we would like to take advantage of the more cultural side of Barcelona, we are going to start as we mean to go on with our January agenda featuring the top theatre productions in the Catalan capital.
Theatre productions in Barcelona
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY. A classic by Oscar Wilde whereby the heir of a large fortune Gray is so obsessed by keeping his youth that he makes a pact with the devil to keep him as young as he is in the portrait that Basil Hallward paints of him. Starring M. Alonso as Dorian Grey, Francesc Oller as Basil Hallward and directed by Empar López, this promises to be one of the season's most popular productions. In the Teatre del Raval.
Address: 12, Calle Sant Antoni
Dates: from the 13th of January to the 13th of February
Timetable: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 21:00, Sundays at 19:30h
Duration: 80 minutes
THE ARCHITECT. Leo Black, successful architect see his life falling apart around him whilst his family faces up to the harsh social and sexual reality. Showing for the first time in Spain by David Greig, directed by Julio Manrique and starring Marta Angelat, Pere Arquillué, Pol López Insa and Mar Ulldemolins. In the Lliure Theatre.
Address:1, Plaza Margarida, Sants-Montjuic
Dates:12th of January to the 13th of February
Timetable: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 20:30h, Saturdays: at 18:00 and 22:00h, and Sundays: at 18:00h
Entrance fee: 25 euro except for on Wednesdays (spectator discount day) at 16 euro. Concessions at 20 euro with a Young Person Card, student under 14, the less-abled, large and single parent families, groups of 15 or more.
THE CELEBRATION: Latest theatrical piece by Harold Pinter, whereby a couple that go to dinner to celebrate their anniversary find themselves the target of some fierce criticism by High Society, a comedy about the endogamy of the upper classes and their isolation from reality. In the Lliure Theatre.
Address: 47, Calle Montseny - Gracia
Dates: until the 27th of February
Timetable:Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 20:30h, Saturdays: at 18:00 and 22:00h, and Sundays: at 18:00h
Entrance fee:25 euro except for on Wednesdays (spectator discount day) at 16 euro. Concessions at 20 euro with a Young Person Card, OAP card, student under 14, the less-abled, large and single parent families, groups of 15 or more.
THE FOREST
Winner of the 50th Andorra Theatre Award 2010, written by Daniela Feixas and directed by Ramón Simó, this is a play about solitude and the need for companionship in the contemporary world. Having spent two years painstakingly searching for her little sister, Judith (Montse Esteve) finds Adela (Daniela Feixa) in a cabin in the middle of the forest. Out of touch for 15 years, they realise from their re-encounter they have never know each other when they were living under the same roof. In the Becket Theatre.
Address: 55, Calle l`Alegre de Dalt – Gracia
Dates: 13th of January until the 6th of February
Timetable: Wednesdays and Saturdays at 22:00, and Sundays at 19:00h.
Entrance fee: 18 euro
POSEU ME LES ULLERES. A biography telling the life story of Valencian writer Vicent Andrés Estellés, a drama documentary combination in the style of a popular music concert with the guitar, voice, speakers, dancers and video. In the Romea Theatre.
Address:51, Calle Hospital – Cuitat Vella
Dates: from the 11th to the 23rd of January
Timetable: Tuesdays and Fridays at 21:00h, Saturdays, at 18:30 and 21:30h, Sundays and Public Holidays at 18:30, 20th of January at 17:00h and 21:00h.
Entrance fee: from 17 to 28 euro
Telephone: 93301554
PINOCCHIO: Innovative version of the classic tale of Pinocchio with dancing and music, in addition to the latest in audiovisual technology by the Roseland Musical Company. In the Poliorama Theatre.
Address: 115, La Rambla – Cuitat Vella
Dates: from the 16th of January to the 6th of February, Sundays
Duration: 1 hour
Entrance fee: 12 euros
Friendly Rentals clients are entitled to a 10% discount on entrance prices in the Poliorama Theatre.
Claudia – Marketing Team