XVIII Obrador d'estiu

Taking advantage of the presence in Barcelona of Cordelia Lynn and Simon Longman, two of the most original and interesting British playwrights today, Llibreria Finestres proposes a conversation about their careers, theatre written by women and the current State of English-speaking theatre. The session will be led by Elisabeth Massana,[...]

The participants in this seminar are authors recommended by collaborating institutions. Humans have attempted to tame every landscape they have looked upon. Every culture has interpreted, shaped and reworked the spaces around them. Cultivating, destroying, capturing, building. The control of space is unrelenting. And our landscapes shift and change because[...]

This year Els Malnascuts are getting older and we are celebrating 10 years of life, creations and laughter. To celebrate it, we have made a call to old malnascuts from the 13 previous editions to put on a show, a cabaret, a festival, a play, a tedtalk, a performance, a[...]

A staged reading is a simple formula which, with the interpreters before us reading the text of the work, it gives viewers the creative freedom to imagine the scenery that they like the most. 10th and 11th July: Paisatge, memòria i teatre. New short plays from the Taller internacional taught by[...]

Every year we invite a group of young writers from different countries to work during l’Obrador d’estiu with an experienced playwright. This year, this playwright is Simon Longman, who has proposed to work on the subject Landscape, Memory and Theatre. Out of this topic, authors have written short plays that,[...]

Who is brave enough to write theatre live, without any advance idea of what is going to happen? Come to the Sala Beckett and experience the energy of the Sala Beckett – Arena, a live, improvised writing game-competition for playwrights created by Marcos Xalabarder, director of the Escriptura en Viu[...]

Synopsis Maru is going to sell her piano to make space in the room that she will need for a future baby. Some friends of her husband (who is late arriving at the meeting) come to see the piano with a view to buying it. As they wait, Maru decides[...]

Every day after lunch, we propose an informal meeting at the patio with some of the participants of the Obrador d’estiu and other guests. Wednesday 12: Celso Giménez and Victoria Szpunberg Thursday 13: Yael Ronen and Marc Villanueva Mir Friday 14: Sergio Blanco and Sergi Belbel

Synopsis Meet one night at the street parties in Gràcia, exchange a passport photo, introduce him to your parents... Nina and Sergi have lived together for four years, near Fontana metro station. A third character, who turns up at a key moment, alters by chance – or by design –[...]

Synopsis No he estat mai a Dublín is an acidic comedy on the acceptance of the experiences and beliefs of others. Although it is true that each of us construct our own reality, to what point are we capable of living with that of other people? The Bonvehí family comes[...]

L’Obrador d’estiu is one of the most important events in Sala Beckett’s artistic and training offer. That is why we want to celebrate the ending of its 17th Edition with a festive proposal: a night of music with a selection of DJs close to Sala Beckett and the theatre sector.[...]