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The Albacete town of Chinchilla de Montearagón It is immersed these days in the celebration of the XXVedition of the Classic Theater Festival, which has returned this year after the stoppage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
«The contest has become one of the pride of the province of Albacete on a cultural level“, Said the president of the Albacete Provincial Council, Santiago Cabañero, during the presentation of the event, which has established itself as one of the great” classic “events together with those of Almagro and Mérida due to the quality of the scheduled shows .
After his return, the 2021 edition of the Classical Theater Festival has a program that over eleven days wants to bring the great classical authors closer to the public.
Spectators will have the opportunity to enjoy classics such as: «El lazarillo», «El Quijote» or «La Celestina», and with the presence on stage of such renowned names as El Brujo and the award-winning actor from Albacete Antonio Campos, from authors such as Calderón de la Barca, Lópe de Vega or Shakespeare, and companies such as Ron Lalá, Teatro Corsario, and others from the province such as Ea Teatro or Albacity Corporation, among others.
In addition to the quality of the productions and the unique space they have for their realization, the organization has wanted to take some shows to the streets and squares so that they become open-air stages that contribute to making culture more accessible.
Something that this year will be clearly reflected with the performance that the Virgen de las Nieves de Chinchilla de Montearagón Musical Group will offer with a tribute to Don Quixote, giving special prominence to local music, thus concluding this contest that has become consolidated in the municipality.
Classics and music
The program of the festival started this Thursday with the performance of Rafael Álvarez «El Brujo», who has risen to the tables with an adaptation of the classic Lazarillo de Tormes as a tribute to Fernando Fernán Gómez.
For today Sunday, in the cloister of the Convent of Santo Domingo the stories of Calderón de la Barca, Quiñones Benavente, Avellaneda, de la Hoz and Mota are represented. Is about Comic Classics (Hors d’oeuvres), a fun show by the Corsario Theater Company consisting of four hors d’oeuvres from the Golden Age around situations of deranged wives, intrepid lovers and mocked husbands. In this show, the point of view is that of women, subjected for centuries to the wills of a macho society.
The Ingenious Hidalgo of La Mancha He could not miss the 25th anniversary of the Chinchilla Classical Theater Festival and it arrives this Monday. In this way, the Nacho Villar Company will share with the audience a version of this classic by Cervantes with a text by Juan Montoro Lara.
OnAnother Quixote?, Don Alonso Quijano rests peacefully at home, when he receives a visit from two friends who teach him something amazing: Someone has written Don Quixote’s adventures in a novel. Then the old knight decides to dust off his armor and hit the roads again to continue giving stories to write about.
This Tuesday, June 22, is represented The Adventures and hors d’oeuvres of Juan Rana. It is a new proposal that explores the immense comedy of the short genres of golden theater and recovers one of the most unique stage figures on the stage of the Golden Age and of all time: the comedian Cosme Perez, Juan Rana. The Ron Lalá Company will be in charge of giving life to Álvaro Tato’s version.
The playwright Lope de Vega arrives at the festival with The discreet lover, which can be enjoyed thanks to the new adaptation made by the Corrales de Comedia company.
Ea Theater arrives (June 24) in the town of Albacete with Stormby William Shakespeare. It is a show conceived as a cobweb at the center of which Prospero-Shakespeare observes the process of his own creation. In the gesture of the magician who breaks his magic wand in the last act, we recognize the playwright who says goodbye to the theater.
June 25 is represented The Valencian widow by Lope de Vega, in Borja Rodríguez’s version. The Mic Productions Company offers a surprising montage, in which it talks about the desire of women. A fun, mysterious piece in which the word is imposed through the voices of characters who dialogue by the sea.
On Saturday, June 26, it will be the turn to La Celestina, starring Antonio Campos and offering a different version of the work of Fernando de Rojas. The actor offers a 15th century journey through this character who tells us about greed, greed, love and sex, themes so common at this time. Antonio Campos is accompanied by guitarist José Luis Montón.
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