Set in 1880, this verse drama is an irresistible piece of humour featuring several seemingly nineteenth century conflicts, which are, however, deeply rooted in Spanish culture, in which Jardiel offers us his original point of view on the drama of the mocked man, womanising and the then incipient emancipation of women.
They have given us shows such as ‘Siempre perdiendo’ (Always losing), ‘Visto o no visto’ (Now you see me, now you don’t), ‘Están aquí dentro’ (They’re in here), ‘Cuanto más viejos más pellejos’ (The older they get, the more they drink) and ‘Son dos’ (There are two of them). The show that they are currently performing has been named ‘Parecido no es lo mismo’ (Alike is not the same). The effect on the audience will, however, undoubtedly be the same, laughter lasting an hour and a half and only one possible conclusion: they are brilliant.
It was one of the first works to be performed outside aristocratic lounges, for an audience that paid for their tickets. It was perhaps for this reason, that Monteverdi made ‘L’incoronazione’ a mixture of genres to suit all tastes, ranging from grotesque comedy to sublime lyricism.
The number to purchase by phone is (34) 944 310 310 You can buy the tickets with your credit card and collect the tickets in the vending machine or the multi-service teller machines of bbk, using the card with which you brought the tickets. You can also collect your tickets in the theatre box office.
Tickets can be bought in advance at the theatre box office on: Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, from 11.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m., and on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. On performance days, tickets can be bought up to the performance start time.
