La convidada

British comedy by Steven Moffat, performed in Catalan, following a married couple whose calm routine is upended when a holiday friendship turns up at their home as an unexpected visitor.

La convidada is a comedy written by Steven Moffat that begins with an everyday yet absurd situation: a friendship struck up during a holiday ends up as a visit nobody expected. The life of a married couple is thrown into disarray when they discover that the guest about to arrive at their home could be a serial killer wanted internationally.

The piece is built on a succession of misunderstandings, family tensions and outlandish situations, with humour at its core as it explores what happens when a simple courtesy becomes reality. The show is performed in Catalan, with translation and adaptation by Marc Gómez Domènech.

Enric Cambray directs, and the cast comprises Miriam Iscla, Màrcia Cisteró, Lluis Villanueva, Lis Montfol, Ferran Ribera, Jordi Vidal and Xavi Carreras. The show is staged at the Teatre Borràs, at Plaça d'Urquinaona, 9, in Barcelona, a theatre whose programme focuses mainly on plays.