La Farola

Metaphysical comedy that observes the city from a street lamp: through interwoven stories, it raises questions about friendship, love and death. It is staged at Salto Escénico, in Madrid.

La Farola starts from a simple idea: every night we walk past the street lamps that light our streets without really noticing them. This metaphysical comedy turns that viewpoint around and makes the light of the street lamp the axis of the production, which speaks directly to the audience to question what we take for granted, such as a park bench or a familiar corner of the city.

The show is structured in several stories that follow one another and are connected to each other. Its characters include children who experience imagination as a light of their own, lovers torn between truth and beauty, philosophically inclined insects and ruined gods. The underlying themes are friendship, love and death, approached with humour and a reflective gaze on everyday life.

Salto Escénico, located at calle de Granada, 10, in Madrid, is a venue whose programming focuses mainly on theatre performances, and this production fits in naturally. It is a good choice for audiences interested in philosophical comedy and in shows that mix humour with questions about urban life.