Theater at the Corral de Comedias
18 Aug 2026 · 00:49
Evento: 26 Nov 2026 — 29 Nov 2026
The unique experience of watching Golden Age theatre at the Corral de Comedias in Almagro, the only one that has survived intact, just as it was in the 17th century, and which is still in operation today.
DON GIL DE LAS CALZAS VERDES
Corral de Comedias
Thursday 26 November 2026 - 20:30 h.
Don Gil de las calzas verdes is a classic of the Spanish Golden Age that continues to resonate strongly in our time.
And indeed, this play, written in the 17th century, is much more than a comedy of intrigue; it is a celebration of wit and female power, values that today, more than ever, we need to recognise and vindicate on stage.
LA DAMA BOBA
Corral de Comedias
Friday 27 November 2026 - 20:30 h.
La dama boba, finished on 28 April 1613, is a comedy of intrigue that explores the recurring and revisited comic game between love and reason, typical of both the Golden Age and its great author, Lope de Vega.
NO HAY BURLAS CON EL AMOR
Corral de Comedias
Saturday 28 November 2026 - 20:30 h.
In the comedy of intrigue «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 elder sister, Beatriz, to get married.
However, Beatriz, erudite and pedantic in character, shuns commitment and uses an affected language that makes her undesirable to suitors.
When Beatriz discovers the lovers and the girls' father begins to suspect the existence of a secret suitor, Don Juan and Doña Leonor devise a clever plan: to make everyone believe that Beatriz is the one having a hidden romance.
To do so, they involve Don Alonso, who is chosen to pose as the supposed lover.
After a series of misunderstandings, entanglements and amusing confusions, fate intervenes, and Don Alonso and Doña Beatriz end up, against all odds, falling in love. This unexpected union not only resolves all the problems of the plot, but also leads to a happy ending for all the characters.
CREER QUE EL CILEO EN UN INFIERNO CABE
Corral de Comedias
Sunday 29 November 2026 - 20:30 h.
“What is love but a labyrinth where desire dresses up in finery and reason leaps 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 entremés, the lyric poetry of the Romancero and the philosophical depth of Calderón de la Barca. A lively staging in which classical verse breaks the fourth wall to speak face to face with today's audience.