El piset

A property thriller directed by Eu Manzanares: two strangers attend an appointment with an agent, and the viewing of a flat turns into a nightmare they cannot escape.

Two women who do not know each other arrive for an appointment with an estate agent to view a flat. They expect the usual features of these encounters, such as the cramped spaces, the noise from the neighbours and the haggling over the price, but the visit leads them into a space that traps them. Room after room, the situation grows more twisted, until it unsettles them too.

The play is written by Joana Castellano Algaba, with advice from Joan Yago, and is directed by Eu Manzanares. The cast consists of Julia Calzada, Joana Castellano, Gisela Guitart and Paula Segura, who give shape to a staging in which the domestic space gradually becomes unsettling.

The show is performed at El Casino d'Alpens, a theatre in the town of Alpens, on calle del Ramal. It is a thriller that transfers the tension of a classic genre to the world of buying and selling homes, and it is presented as a piece of devised theatre.