Some productions that couldn't be staged this summer at the Barcelona Grec Festival are available to audiences in the form of dramatised readings, along with a selection of Catalan productions featuring five new authors.
Audiences have the chance to imagine their own settings for a series of dramatised readings that are part of the Sala Becket's Summer Workshop. Some of the productions were not staged because of the Covid-19 crisis, but others are a selection of talented new authors, some of whom have already premiered their own productions.
Grec Readings
Els Gossos [The Dogs]
Nelson Valente
Sala Beckett, Sala de Dalt
Free admission with previous reservation.
On her 40th birthday, Laura meets a stranger who whispers a secret in her ear. That simple phrase, which she could have forgotten or simply dismissed, is a bombshell that turns the central character's family life into a battlefield, in spite of her efforts to keep her loved ones united.
A Sala Trono production in collaboration with the Barcelona Grec Festival.
Written and directed by: Nelson Valente Translated by: Joan Negrié Performed by: Mercè Arànega, Màrcia Cisteró, Joan Negrié and Albert Pérez
Història d’un senglar [Story of a Wild Boar]
Gabriel Calderón
Sala Beckett, Sala de Dalt
Free admission with previous reservation.
The story of an actor preparing for the role of Richard III in Shakespeare’s play paves the way for a reflection on the mechanisms of power in today’s world and on our ambition as human beings.
A 2020 Barcelona Grec Festival and Temporada Alta 2020 co-production.
Written and directed by: Gabriel Calderón Performed by: Joan Carreras
Pedro Páramo
Juan Rulfo. Adaptation by Pau Miró
Sala Beckett, Sala de Dalt
Free admission with previous reservation.
One of the essential works of 20th-century South American literature is brought to the stage by a Catalan playwright. It is a story of stories, where tenderness and violence combine to denounce corruption and the abuse of the oppressed.
A 2020 Barcelona Grec Festival and Teatre Romea co-production.
Author: Juan Rulfo Dramaturgy: Pau Miró Director: Mario Gas Performed by: Pablo Derqui, Vicky Peña
El combat del segle [Fight of the Century]
Denise Duncan
Sala Beckett, Sala de Dalt
Free admission with previous reservation.
This year's resident author at the Sala Beckett talks to us about racism, the consequences of success, love, life and fate through the story of a black boxer in Paral·lel at the turn of the 20th century.
A 2020 Barcelona Grec Festival, Sala Beckett, Centre Dramàtic Nacional and Teatre Principal de Palma co-production.
Written and directed by: Denise Duncan Translated into Catalan by: Marc Rosich Performed by: Queralt Albinyana, Armando Buika, Alex Brendemühl, Andrea Ros and Yolanda Sikara
Readings by new Catalan authors
Idoti Iranti
Eu Manzanares
Parc del Centre in Poblenou
Free admission
In a dystopian world or in the near future, two characters, Idoti and Iranti, meet at an international new-technologies convention, next to a huge rubbish dump. They will both discover things about themselves and the reality that surrounds them.
Reading production: Sala Beckett
Written and directed by: Eu Manzanares Starring: Silvia Albert Sopale, Miquel Àngel Ripeu, Xavier Teixidó, Júlia Truyol
94 minutes
Sílvia Navarro
Parc del Centre in Poblenou
Free admission
A playwright wants to write a play about perfect love and, for her research, she chooses a subject to be her partner, applying the conditioning factors that have led to successful relationships in other cases. Can perfect love be created artificially?
Reading production: Sala Beckett
Written and directed by: Sílvia Navarro Starring: Anna Carreño, Adrià Díaz
No ens tornarem a veure [We’ll Never See Each Other Again]
Víctor Borràs
Parc del Centre in Poblenou
Free admission
Blanca and Marc met through an online dating app. They have exchanged some photos and arranged to meet at her place, a flat that she is about to move out of, with the idea of going somewhere else and starting again.
Reading production: Sala Beckett
Written and directed by: Víctor Borràs Starring: Ivan Benet, Cristina Genebat
Bisos blaus
Roc Esquius
Parc del Centre in Poblenou
Free admission
In a world full of isolated people, loneliness is a big problem. One company is trying to find a solution, but they are immersed in a trial phase that is neither easy nor conventional. As the six characters starring in this theatrical text soon discover.
Reading production: Sala Beckett
Written and directed by: Roc Esquius Starring: Cesc Casanovas, Àlex Farré
Qui estigui lliure [Who Is Free]
Xavi Buxeda
Parc del Centre in Poblenou
Free admission
Pol, Alex and Carla grew up in the same neighbourhood. They are inseparable until the day when one of them gets involved in a fight with strangers. Now they are trying to patch things up, while they reject the violence around them and their own identities.
Reading production: Sala Beckett
Written and directed by: Xavi Buxeda Starring: Nil Cardoner, Pau Escobar, Paula Jornet
Further information on the Sala Beckett website
