The event, of an international nature, has celebrated its 45th anniversary
The Almagro International Classical Theater Festival (Ciudad Real) has lowered the curtain with a balance of 30,575 spectators and an average capacity of 80 percent in each performance – 96 in total – after nearly a month of performances. The festival, which has turned 45, has achieved “a successful participation in a complex edition”, according to its director, Ignacio García, as the event was held this year without the restrictions of the two previous editions due to the pandemic.
During the four weeks of this festival it was possible to see performances of the Golden Age of 56 companies that have brought in a total of 435,000 euros in revenue, with the last two weekends having the largest number of spectators.
This year the organization of the festival wanted to emphasize that half of the participants -actors and directors- were women, an edition in which the playwright Natalia Menéndez received the prize “Lorenzo Luzuriaga de Teatro” and the actor, author and theater director Luis Pasqual has the prize »Corral de Comedias>> received.
According to the festival’s director, “it was the most complex and varied edition in terms of the origin of the productions, coming from ten countries with Uruguay as the host.” It was also possible to enjoy companies from the United Kingdom, Italy, Costa Rica or Ivory Coast, with Galicia being the Spanish Autonomous Community invited this year. As in previous editions, one of the main attractions has been the prestigious National Classical Theater Company, which has staged works such as “El Diablo Cojuelo”, “El burlador de Sevilla” or “Lo fingido true”.
In total, the festival has premiered 26 productions by 55 companies, of which 17 absolute premieres and 9 national premieres. If last year’s pandemic forced the number of premieres to be cut, the festival will significantly expand the theatrical premieres in 2022, with a total of 17 absolute premieres and nine in Spain. From them they have «Handful of fire. La Xirgu en el exilio», a radio memoir to the actress who was exiled in Uruguay after the Spanish Civil War; “Lope, the comedy to come”, about two actors waiting for the comedy that will give them the fame they crave; and “Eufrasia, a Comedy Actress”, the true story of Golden Age performer Catalina Hernández.
Source: La Verdad
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