Me casé por alegría

A comedy by Natalia Ginzburg, adapted and directed by Fran Weber, at the Sala Margarita Xirgu of the Teatro Español. It follows two strangers trying to live together after a marriage decided on impulse.

The show starts from a simple premise: an impulsive, disorganised young woman decides, on a whim, to marry a methodical, steady and well-off man. What begins as an adventure soon becomes a clash of temperaments, expectations and silences. The two protagonists, practically strangers to one another, try to build a life together amid misunderstandings and small everyday mishaps.

Natalia Ginzburg places the weight of the comedy on the smallest gestures, on what goes unsaid and on the invisible distances between people who love each other. The humour is subtle and rests on the clumsiness with which feelings are expressed, on the gap between dreams and reality and on the fragility of bonds. Fran Weber, founder of Cambalache Teatro, is responsible for the adaptation and direction of the show; his productions include Tío Vania and Un dios salvaje.

The set design is by Isi Ponce, the costumes by Almudena Rodríguez Huertas, and the sound design and musical composition by Juan Diego Vela. Giulia De Crescenzo is assistant director, and the production is by the Teatro Español, which presents the play in its small auditorium, the Sala Margarita Xirgu.