A sharp satire on power, desire, and intellectual freedom arrives in Madrid through the unexpected gaze of a captivated monarch. 🎭👑

This staging brings Gonzalo Torrente Ballester's celebrated work to the theater, adapted and directed by Cándido Pazo in a production by Contraproducciones.

🎭 CRÓNICA DEL REY PASMADO

📅 From December 17, 2026 to January 10, 2027

🕐 Tuesday to Saturday at 20:00; Sundays at 19:00

📍 Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid

🎟️ General admission €22

📖 A satire of power and desire

The plot unfolds around the unusual wish of a young monarch who wants to see his wife unclothed. Beyond this starting point, the piece reveals itself as a lucid fable exposing fear, institutional hypocrisy, and the mechanisms regulating thought and curiosity.

Set in the Golden Age yet speaking directly to modern times, this theatrical version enhances the humor, irony, and verbal brilliance of the source material, blending baroque tones with a modern stage language.

🎭 About the production and the venue

The staging is produced by Contraproducciones, translating Torrente Ballester’s iconic narrative into an agile theatrical experience filled with critical insight.

Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa, located in Madrid's Plaza de Colón, hosts this theatrical run as part of its cultural calendar.

ℹ️ Good to know: Recommended for adult audiences. A reduced fare of €18 is available every day for Youth Card holders, seniors over 65, large families, people with disabilities and their companion, job seekers, and Madrid municipal library card holders.

✨ A brilliant theatrical comedy examining freedom and human hypocrisy on stage.