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“Check out the highlights on what's happening this week in Ben Jones’ guide” - Catch the musical version of the 1978 hit American film Grease which starts on 30 September.-none-
THEATRE AND DANCE
Urtain
The always intriguing Spanish theatre group Animalario performs Juan Cavestany’s play about mythical Basque boxer José Manuel Ibar Aspiazu who committed suicide at the age of 49. Cavestany uses the play to explore the Spanish political and social scene in the dying years of the Franco regime.
Until 2 November
Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30pm. Sunday, 7:30pm
Price: EUR 15
Teatro Valle-Inclan
Plaza de Lavapies
28004
91.505.88.00
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Grease
The lives, loves and low-riders of 1950s teenage America in the musical stage version of the 1978 hit film which starred John Travolta and Oliva Newton-John.
Opens 30 September
Schedule: Tuesday through Thursday, 8:30pm. Friday and Saturday, 6pm and 10:30pm. Sunday, 6pm
Price: EUR 22-58
Nuevo Teatro Alcala
Jorge Juan, 62
28009
91.426.47.49
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Boris Godunov
Catalan avant-garde drama group La Fura dels Baus uses the 2002 Chechen terrorist assault on a Moscow theatre as a simile for Pushkin’s work about the murderous tsar.
Until 19 October
Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30pm. Sunday, 7:30pm
Price: EUR 9-18
Teatro María Guerrrero
Tamayo y Baus, 4
28004
91.310.15.00
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En la Cama
María Esteve and Roberto Sanmartín star as a couple who meet at a party and then check into a hotel for a night which could change their lives. Based on the acclaimed film by Chilean director Matías Bizé.
Until 9 November
Schedule: Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30pm. Friday and Saturday, 7pm and 10pm. Sunday, 6:30pm
Price: EUR 12-25
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