Una cita con Luis Escobar

A documentary journey through the career of Luis Escobar, director, playwright, translator and actor, a key figure of post-war Spanish theatre, drawing on his personal archive.

The Cristóbal Portillo Exhibition Room, in the El Águila Complex, hosts this exhibition dedicated to Luis Escobar, which brings together his work as a theatre director, playwright, impresario, translator and actor. The display is built from documents held in the Regional Archive of the Community of Madrid itself, drawn from his personal collection.

Among the materials on show are texts, manuscripts, original posters, periodicals and photographs. Based on these, the route traces his relationships with playwrights, set designers, film-makers and other artists of his time, and recalls his role in the revival of stage life after the Spanish Civil War, when he worked with people of different ideologies and introduced modern foreign texts, evading censorship.

The visit focuses on the most representative productions of his period at the helm of the Teatro María Guerrero, as well as his work in film and television. It is a proposal designed for anyone who wants to discover the professional and human dimension of a multifaceted creator who helped renew the stage scene.