10 shows to enjoy this Christmas in Barcelona

The endearing Joan Pera, a genius of humor who we have seen in all kinds of comedies, transforms into the undesirable Mister Scrooge to explain Charles Dickens’ famous Christmas story in his own way, making the viewer laugh. His skills as a voice actor and his experience alone are enough to explain the story of the transformation of the miser Scrooge, a being who hates Christmas who is visited by the ghost of his former partner. Three Christmas spirits will make him reconsider his lack of heart and turn his life around. Until January 27.

Closing the Picasso year in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the artist’s death, the Rhum&Cia clown troupe takes a current view of the painter’s history, his genius and his relationships based on a play by María Folguera. Was he a scoundrel or a lord? Humor gives a lot of play when it comes to confronting the multifaceted figure that Jordi Martínez embodies and has a fantastic cast. Interesting and entertaining proposal, ideal for both those who know the artist and young people who are approaching him for the first time. Beckett Room. Until January 7th.

The magnetic Emma Vilarasau brings out the difficulties in combining family and work in a work where she reveals something more than her soul with a text tailored to her by Sergi Belbel. A tragicomic, fun and vindictive piece where it transforms into a ‘crack’ of stand-up comedy that ends up confusing reality and fiction. On the one hand there is the combative humor professional who dares everything, on the other, a woman who tries to do her best to take care of a dying mother (Mont Plans) and her daughter (Júlia Bonjoch). Until January 28.

A fantastic team led in the main roles by Armando Pita (Max Bialystock), Ricky Matas (Leo Bloom), Mireia Portas (Ulla), José L. Mosquera (Franz Liebkind) and Àngel Llàcer (Roger de Bris) stars in the adaptation of the award-winning musical by Mel Brooks. Acidic at times, hilarious at others and with moments of improvisation where the audience participates, the musical works like a perfect mesh

Joel Joan and Hèctor Claramunt opt ​​for spectacularity in the second part of ‘Escape Room’, a theatrical phenomenon that they also took to film. It is worth watching the film on Netflix to refresh before entering the new challenge that the characters undertake. Of the original cast, only Joel Joan and Paula Vives remain and Agnès Busquets and Borja Espinosa are added. The alternative cast that has been created to be able to maintain a high pace of performances without giving up includes Mònica Pérez, Xavi Mira, Marta Codina and Roger Batalla. With one or the other, thriller, tension and humor are guaranteed.

Technical, vocal and imaginative deployment to transport you to the fantasy world of Michael Ende. A hymn to reading, to the thousand and one stories that can be lived in books and to the adventures starring children and adults. An exceptional musical suitable for the whole family that everyone will enjoy in a different way. Readers of this best-seller will be amazed by the perfection with which all the fantastic characters have been designed and those who do not know the story will not forget it.

Ramon Madaula offers a historical comedy inspired by the figure of Jaume I. The author and actor played this character in a fast-paced comedy that takes place on a set where a series about the monarch who fought against the Saracens is filmed. His character will become the ‘coach’ of the actor who must give him in fiction (Roger Coma). But the crossover between the medieval world and that of the 21st century becomes something difficult to digest, especially for the producers of the series who seek the audience above all else. Laughter and history with a fantastic team of actors directed by Josep Maria Mestres. Until January 14.

The famous story by Anna Llenas comes to life thanks to two performers and puppeteers who bring this story to stage where six emotions are explained: joy, sadness, anger, fear, calm and love. Children enjoy the transformation of the monster that allows them to clearly understand the complicated world of emotions through a puppet show identical to the one in the story that they all experience during the show. It will be liked by both those who know the story and those who discover it for the first time. The recommended age is 2 years and up. Until January 31.

Choreographer and director Coco Comín, a veteran of musical theater, returns to the Cúpula Arenas Theater where she premiered ‘Grease’ with a very different story based on the Charles Dikens classic. ‘Oliver Twist – Christmas Story’ stars very young children, between 10 and 15 years old, some of whom participated in ‘Billy Elliot’, capable of interpreting and singing in Catalan as well as dancing ballet, jazz and tap dancing. The story of Oliver, an orphaned boy in Victorian England whose problems still resonate in today’s world, is softened in this version. Comín has eliminated the most rugged and opted for a happy ending to bring the work closer to the family audience. Until January 7th.

It is not easy to adapt Almudena Grandes’ magnificent novel set in post-war Madrid, but Anna Maria Ricart, allied with director Carme Portaceli, manages to keep the audience trapped during the more than four hours of the performance. To do this, they have two magnetic performers: Pablo Derqui as a young psychiatrist and Blanca Portillo as Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira, a woman who existed in real life who ended up locked up in the Cienpozuelpos asylum for having killed her 18-year-old daughter Hildegart. Her story and that of other characters reflect a past full of repression and darkness. Until December 30.