Going to the theater is an activity that we all like to do, but sometimes, we don’t really know why, it’s hard to find the time to do it. The amount of cultural offerings in Valencia can be overwhelming and we don’t know where to choose among
So if you feel like going to the theater this fall, but do not quite know what to see, do not worry, we bring you the best plays of theater in Valencia. In this list you will find from operas, to classics of Spanish theater, through more contemporary comedies and proposals that mix theater with poetry to find the one that best suits you.
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Tres dones i Estellés, una obra poetizada
This 2024 marks the centenary of the Valencian poet Vicent Andrés Estellés. To commemorate it, several cultural events are being held throughout the year. One of them is this play where three actresses recite some of his best known poems while telling the story of his life dramatized.
This play is ideal for the most sensitive people, who like poetry and recitals. Great to watch it one autumn afternoon and then buy his poetry books in one of our favorite bookstores in Valencia.
📆 Dates: October 6, 2024 (single performance).
📍Location: Auditori Leopoldo Peñarroja
💸Prices: From 8€.
Cut the red wire, a trio full of humor
If for you theater is synonymous with having a good time, laughing out loud and running away from drama, this play is definitely for you. Corta el cable rojo has traveled throughout Spain for more than 11 seasons thanks to its vital force and the good reception it has had from the public.
It is a performance with projections, live music, dances, songs, audience interaction (apart from their overflowing laughter) and a trio of actors worth seeing at least once.
📆 Dates: September 13 and 14 and October 11 to 13.
📍Location: Teatre Talia
💸Prices: From 20€.
Tosca, Puccini’s classic
As in most operas, here we are going to find a drama, but a big one. Lovers, stabbings, jealousies and Machiavellian plots. It is set in Rome in the 1800s and we will find almost no moment without tension.
This Puccini work has gone down in history for his famous “Nussum Dorma” and we think it’s great for those looking for something more sophisticated but entertaining.
📆 Dates: October 21 (Single date).
📍Location:Teatro Olympia.
💸Prices: From 39€.
Pensioners, a hymn to life (and its follies!)
The Covid has marked us all, and how can it be less, to art as well. Therefore, it is increasingly common to see works, films or read novels that are set in this era.
In the case of “Pensioners” do not expect to find a drama, although the beginning can be. The plot is as follows: the three protagonists are widowed during the pandemic, hence is born a hilarious situation where we can not stop laughing, and we can even drop a tear.
Dates: From September 11th to 29th.
📍Location: Teatre Talia
💸Prices: From 15€.
Bodas de Sangre, the true story written by Lorca
“Bodas de Sangre” is a classic of Spanish theater, so if you haven’t seen it yet this is your chance. The play, based on a true story, begins when a bride doesn’t show up for her wedding and she and her cousin are found dead and wrapped in blood.
Some say it is the greatest tragedy written in Spanish. We neither confirm nor deny it, but what it does deserve is a chance, given the beauty and the feelings it exudes.
Dates: October 23rd to 27th.
📍Location: Teatre Talia
💸Prices: From 16€.
Letter from a stranger, adaptation of Zweig’s delightful book
This play is undoubtedly for the most romantic. Is it possible to love unrequited? What can we get to do for it? “Letter from a stranger” is based on a short novel by Zweig that is a delight. It presents love in all its strength, with its positive points, but also its negative ones.
What is a love obsession like? We recommend only going to see it if you have a good heart, otherwise you may spend the time crying.
📆 Dates: October 29th and November 19th.
📍Location: Teatre Talia
💸Prices: 15€ (single price).
Cinderella, free open-air opera
The Valencia City Council and the Palau de Les Arts bring Charles Perrault’s opera “Cinderella” to the street so that everyone who wants to can enjoy it.This is a completely free outdoor show in six neighborhoods of the city.
The story of “Cinderella” is known worldwide, but seeing it at the opera has something special that makes it worth going. Often, the innovation of the plot is not the most important thing, but the staging, as in this case.
📆 Dates: September 20-29.
📍Location: Various neighborhoods of the city.
💸Prices: Free of charge
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