La Beckett’s season: a commitment to contemporary stories
The Sala Beckett inaugurates the 2024-25 season with a determined commitment to contemporary stories, focusing on quality contemporary Catalan theatre, the commitment to dramatic authorship and its promotion on an international scale.
‘BioLogic’ by Sixto Paz Produccions
The program starts this same week with BioLogicof Silvia Navarro Perramonin a co-production with Sixtus Pazdirected by Pau Roca and with a cast consisting of Claudia Benito, Victoria Pagès i Sea Ulldemolins. The Argentinian playwright Sergio Boris also debuts at Beckett with Euphoria and unhappinessa show by this season’s resident company, The Axiswhich explores the ups and downs of the human condition with humor and tragedy.
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Later, Beckett will premiere her first own production: From fandom to trolling. A satire of blah, blah, blahof Berta Prietoa story about the overthinking of Generation Z played by Belén Barenys, Rose Dresaire, Judit Martin, Irene Moray i Laura Roig. Programming will continue in the spring with expulsiona new work by Pau Miródirected by Toni Casares with Anna Alarcón, Montse German, Xavi Sáez i Mia Sala-Pataua raw and poignant portrait of the struggle for dignity in a context of marginalization and helplessness. In addition, in January, he will return to the stage Cacophonyof Molly Taylorafter selling out last season.
‘The kitchen’, in the new production of Pirates Teatre
Works premiered in Temporada Alta will also pass through the Beckett, such as There is a little house in the distanceof Jordi Casanovasa horror story inspired by 1980s genre cinema; Bartlebyof Látzer Garciaa monologue addressing apathy and passive resistance performed by Albert Prat based on the novel by Herman Melville; and for Christmas The handsome onesthe first play of David Truebawhich ironizes about social conventions, and the kitchenan adaptation of Laura Aubert from the homonymous work ofArnold Weskerwith the company The Pirates.
New voices at La Beckett
The season will also give voice to new talents like Pau Masalówhich will present three pigs during his residence with The Axisi Núria Corominas Pérezwhich debuts solo with A lamb has crossed the desert. In addition, two works that were dramatized readings at past summer workshops, L3 Fountainof Roser Vilajosana Seséi The cold chainof Yaiza Berrocal Guevarawill arrive on the Beckett stage for the first time.
The season also includes several creative proposals such as Lady Dictatorship of the Mallorcan company Picohueso sisterswithin the festival Poblenou scene; Never flew so lowa concert-installation of Carlos de Castellarnau; i And here I am of Hassan Abdulrazzakperformed by Ahmed Tobasia production by The Freedom Theater with the support of the Catalan Association for Peace.
Consult the entire program of Sala Beckett here.
