El Tenorio

A love story, swords, ghosts?

This production draws on José Zorrilla's El Tenorio, one of the many versions of the Don Juan myth, established by Tirso de Molina and later reworked by Molière, Mozart, Byron and Pushkin. Here the focus falls on Doña Inés, who has a central role in the plot.

The show combines raids on convents, duels with sword and arquebus, pranks and wagers in which the characters stake their lives. Ghosts, love and humour alternate: the comic tone coexists with moments of emotion that allow the audience to follow the sense of the original while laughing.

Héctor Urién takes part in this version and brings the mix of emotion and comedy that sets it apart. The show is presented at La Butaca Amarilla, in Madrid, a venue that hosts shows and serves as the setting for this comic staging of a classic of Spanish literature.