Theatre and dance Madrid

Flamenco Madrid
A month full of activities related to flamenco and traditional Spanish dance (Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa. Tuesday to Sunday. 5 May-2 June).

Flamenco Madrid

May highlights

Rompiendo el Cascarón - XII Theatre Cycle for Babies

Theatre, music and dance for babies, fostering the arts from infancy (Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa - Sala Jardiel Poncela. Sat-Sun. 11 May-16 Jun).

Doña Francisquita

Lluis Pasqual directs a new adaptation of this famous lyric comedy (Teatro de la Zarzuela. 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 31 May, and 1 and 2 June).

New

Jesus Christ Superstar

A musical in English with subtitles in Spanish with Ted Neeley, who starred in the 1973 film, playing the lead role (Teatro EDP Gran Vía. Tuesdays to Sundays. 22 May- 9 June).

Pinito, Shadows of a Trapeze

Casquería Teatro presents a circus show based on the trapeze artist Pinito de Oro (Teatro Circo Price. 24-25 May).

Olga Pericet - An infinite body

The renowned flamenco dancer plays tribute to the late Carmen Amaya (Teatros del Canal - Sala Roja. 25-26 May).

Capriccio

After an 8 year long absence, Richard Strauss returns with a new production (Teatro Real. 27, 29, 31 May, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 and 14 June).

Corps Noir

A show based on the complexity of our identity (Naves Matadero–International Living Arts Centre - Nave 11. Sala Fernando Arrabal. 30 May-1 Jun).

Dead Hamlet

A physical theatre and dance show based on the classic by William Shakespeare (Teatro Alfil. Thursdays and Fridays. 30 May-28 Jun).

Long-running shows

El Mago Pop - Nada es Imposible (Nothing is Impossible)

The famous television magician, Antonio Díaz, premieres his latest unprecedented magic and fantasy show (Teatro Rialto. Wednesday to Sunday).

Titerescena

An exquisite program dedicated to puppets and marionettes (Teatro Valle-Inclán. Check dates. 6 Oct-9 Jun).

Don't miss

Flamenco Real

The best flamenco at a stunning venue, with food tastings before the show and a meet and greet afterwards (Salón Baile Teatro Real. 18 Wednesdays between 28 Nov and 17 Jul).

Emotions: Flamenco Show

An authentic flamenco show featuring mesmerizing dance, singing and guitar playing (Madrid Flamenco Theatre at Teatro Alfil).

La verbena de la Paloma

The most authentic zarzuela operetta is returning, performed by the Ditirámbak group (Teatro Victoria. Thursdays).

The Lion King (El Rey León)

The largest musical production ever seen in Spain. Over 95 million people around the world (Teatro Lope de Vega. Tuesdays to Sundays).

The Crazy, Crazy Tale of Ben-Hur

The classical Lewis Wallace novel is a comedy by the Yllana group with the partcipation of Agustín Jiménez (Teatro La Latina. Tuesday to Sundays. 28 Mar-2 Jun).