From October 16 to 25, the program will offer 15 varied shows with artists such as Pepe Viyuela or Lolita Flores
The Culture Department of the Lucena City Council has announced the programme for the “Ciudad de Lucena” Theatre Week, a cycle that this year reaches its 27th edition and will be made up of a total of 15 shows to fill the stages and streets of the town with laughter, magic, suspense, dance and great figures of the national scene between October 16 and 25, 2024.
For Francisco Barbancho, Councillor for Culture, this is “a first-class programme prepared with great care to continue strengthening this well-known and admired event, distributing the different shows over two weeks in the form of a festival to achieve the greatest possible attendance”. This cultural agenda has had a budget of 75,000 euros and the sponsorship of the Andalusian Network of Public Theatres and the Provincial Council of Córdoba, as well as the collaboration of the Social Services and Equality and Diversity delegations, and the participation of the Duque de Rivas Theatre School.
The Theatre Week will begin on October 16 at the Erisana Palace with The happiness of penguinsby Claudio de Souza Castro Fihlo, winner of the Morales-Martínez / Barahona de Soto 2023 children’s texts award, to give way to one of the highlights of this edition: Poncia, with Lolita Floresa work based on The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca, which will take place at the Municipal Auditorium.
Providing a space for older people and raising awareness about unwanted loneliness will be “SUN AGE” The time of Mary On October 17th at the Erisana Palace. That same day, you can enjoy a comedy-thriller with Dear Agatha,by Juan Carlos Rubio and performed by himself along with Carmen Morales and Juan Meseguer at the Municipal Auditorium.
On October 18th it will be the turn of Love, love, lovea street theatre winner of the 2023 Max Awards and inspired by some of Shakespeare’s works in Plaza Archidona, which will give way to another of the jewels of this Theatre Week: Guitón Onofre (The Lost Rogue)con Pepe Viyuela and Sarah Aguedawho will offer a classic picaresque comedy at the Municipal Auditorium.
On October 19th at the Erisana Palace you can enjoy the Residence of macabre talesa family horror story for children aged 6 and up that will become a walk inspired by the universes of Edgar Allan Poe. That same day, the street is dressed in flamenco with Universal Shipwrecka contemporary dance show in Plaza Archidona.
On October 20th at the Municipal Auditorium, Celia Munoz, Naife, Joaquin Matas, Rafa de la Torre, Eva Escudier and Daniel Moldovan They will offer a great magic gala under the name AMAZING. It can also be enjoyed at the Erisana Palace of The innocentsof Felix Amador Galvezwinner of the Luis Barahona de Soto Award 2023.
On October 23 at the Municipal Auditorium, Mahmud and no solo Mahmud They will offer a musical theatre with a circus that shows a true story of immigration through impressive acrobatics, dance, theatre and live music.
Two more performances will delight on October 24: The little tin soldier, a children’s-family theatre at the Erisana Palace using the black theatre technique and by the company IRÚ Teatro Negro, which tells the wonderful story of Hans Christian Andersen with puppets and light and shadow games. Likewise, Las Niñas de Cádiz will delight that night at the Municipal Auditorium with a tragedy full of laughter with The Bingueras of Euripides.
Finally, it will close on October 25th with The Grand Finalea contemporary street gestural and clown theatre that tells a story of love and war; and with The curve of happinessa comedy from the hand of Gabino Diego, Jesus Cisneros, Josu Ormaetxe and Antonio Vicoat the Municipal Auditorium.
Each show can be purchased individually, except for some that are free admission. Tickets can also be purchased from 60 euros depending on the seating area of the auditorium. Tickets will go on sale from 16 September at the Culture Department (Municipal Public Library “Rosa de Lima Muñoz Cañete”) and online through the website. www.cultura.lucenaentradas.esor from one hour before the start of the show.
