Theater at the Corral de Comedias
12 May 2026 · 21:45
Evento: 15 Oct 2026 — 18 Oct 2026
The unique experience of watching Golden Age theatre at the Corral de Comedias in Almagro, the only one preserved intact, just as it was in the 17th century, and which remains active today.
NO HAY BURLAS CON EL AMOR
Corral de Comedias
October 15 - 8:30 p.m.
In the comedy of errors "No hay burlas con el amor" by Calderón de la Barca, the secret relationship between Don Juan and Doña Leonor is threatened by the strict social conventions of the time.
For their love to flourish, Doña Leonor, the younger sister, must wait for her older sister, Beatriz, to get married.
However, Beatriz, a scholar with a pedantic character, shuns commitment and uses an artificial language that makes her undesirable to suitors.
When Beatriz discovers the lovers and the young women's father begins to suspect the existence of a clandestine suitor, Don Juan and Doña Leonor devise an ingenious plan: to make everyone believe that it is Beatriz who is having a secret romance.
To do this, they involve Don Alonso, who is chosen to pose as the supposed lover.
After a series of misunderstandings, entanglements, and funny confusions, fate intervenes and Don Alonso and Doña Beatriz end up, against all odds, falling in love. This unexpected union not only solves all the plot's problems but leads to a happy ending for all the characters.
LA DAMA BOBA
Corral de Comedias
October 16 - 8:30 p.m.
La dama boba, finished on April 28, 1613, is a work belonging to the genre of comedies of errors that poses the recurring and revisited comic game between love and reason, typical of both the Golden Age and its great author Lope de Vega.
LA VILLANA DE GETAFE
Corral de Comedias
October 17 - 8:30 p.m.
A comedy of romantic entanglements in which Inés, an ingenious and suspicious village girl, falls in love with Don Félix. He travels to Seville to obtain the dowry he needs to marry Doña Ana, but on the way, he unexpectedly meets Inés from Getafe, who will put Don Félix's promises and true intentions to the test, falling into the contradictions of naive desire and malicious love.
The grievance over Don Félix's broken promises is the central engine of the play, motivating the cunning and insightful Inés to disguise herself and transform in different ways to unmask the architect of all the romantic entanglements.
CREER QUE EL CIELO EN UN INFIERNO CABE
Corral de Comedias
October 18 - 6:30 p.m.
"What is love but a labyrinth where desire dresses up and reason jumps out the window?"
Through the figure of Scaramouche—jester, guide, and twisted mirror of the spectator—the show traces a dynamic and passionate journey through the different dimensions of human feeling.
From the everyday miseries and laughter of the contemporary couple to the sparkling comedy of the 19th century, passing through the freshness of the Baroque interlude, the lyricism of the Romancero, and the philosophical depth of Calderón de la Barca. A lively production where classical verse breaks the fourth wall to engage in a direct dialogue with today's audience.