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little more accessible to non-Catalan or Spanish speakers. For
children’s
theatre
, see p.253.
A free monthly magazine
Teatre BCN
(
W
www.teatrebcn.com)carries listings
and reviews (in Catalan).
Tickets
are available from the box offices at the Palau
de la Virreina (Ramblas 99), or the usual agency outlets. Same-day
half-price
tickets
(Tiquet-3) for some shows can be bought at the Caixa de Catalunya desk
(Mon–Sat 10am–10pm, Sun 3–7pm) in the Plaça de Catalunya tourist office.
The summer Festival de Barcelona always has a strong theatre and dance
programme – many performances are at the open-air
Teatre Grec
on Montjuïc.
Theatre venues
L’Antic Teatre
c/Verdaguer i Callis 12, Sant Pere
T
933 152 354,
W
www.lanticteatre.com;
M
Urquinaona.
A small, independent theatre
with a wildly original programme of events,
many free, from video shows and art exhibi-
tions to offbeat cabaret performances,
modern dance and left-field music. In the
end though, the best bit may just be the bar
(open daily 4–11pm) and the summer
garden
terrassa
.
Café Teatre Llantiol
c/Riereta 7, El Raval
T
933 299 009,
W
www.llantiol.com;M
Paral.lel/Sant Antoni.
Idiosyncratic cabaret
café-theatre whose varied shows feature a
mix of mime, song, poetry, clowns, magic
and dance; performances usually at 9pm &
11pm, with an additional late-night Saturday
special. It is also the venue of the once-a-
month Giggling Guiri (
W
www.comedyinspain
.com) comedy night (in English), which
attracts some well-known stand-up acts.
Closed Mon.
Institut del Teatre
Pl. Margarida Xirgu s/n,
Montjuïc
T
932 273 900,
W
www.institutdelteatre
.org;
M
Poble Sec.
Regular performances of
all kinds at the school for dramatic arts and
dance.
Teatre Lliure
Pl. Margarida Xirgu, Montjuïc
T
932 289 747,
W
www.teatrelliure.cat;
M
Poble
Sec.
The “Free Theatre” performs the work
of contemporary Catalan and Spanish
playwrights, as well as reworkings of the
classics, from Shakespeare to David
Mamet; it also hosts visiting dance
companies, concerts and recitals. Some
productions have English subtitles.
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC)
Pl. de les
Arts 1, Glòries
T
933 065 700,
W
www.tnc.cat;
M
Glòries.
Intended to foster Catalan works,
the national theatre – built as a modern
emulation of an ancient Greek temple –
features major productions by Catalan,
Spanish and European companies, as well
as smaller-scale plays, experimental works
and dance productions.
Teatre Poliorama
Ramblas 115, El Raval
T
933
177 599,
W
www.teatrepoliorama.com;
M
Catalunya.
Specializes in modern drama
(Catalan and translation) and musicals, often
utilizing the talents of offbeat companies like
Tricicle and Dagoll Dagom (see box opposite).
Teatre Romea
c/Hospital 51, El Raval
T
933 181
431,
W
www.fundacioromea.org;
M
Liceu.
Has
an emphasis on contemporary Catalan and
Spanish playwrights, and pan-European
productions, and gives space to new
theatre groups and radical directors.
Visual arts
Barcelona has dozens of private art galleries and exhibition halls in addition
to the temporary displays on show in its art centres, museums and galleries.
Major venues with regularly changing art exhibitions include Caixa Forum,
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