A cornerstone of Spanish drama returns to the stage in the very theater where it originally premiered. 🎭

Teatro Español presents this production of Historia de una escalera, the landmark play by Antonio Buero Vallejo directed by Helena Pimenta.

🎭 Historia de una escalera

📅 January 15 to February 28, 2027

🕐 19:00

📍 Teatro Español, Madrid

🎟️ €6 to €22

📖 Passing time on a communal staircase

The plot revolves around the modest staircase of a tenement building and the events shaping three generations across several families. Across three historical periods—spring 1919, autumn 1929, and winter 1949—the play portrays the hopes, frustrations, and struggles of working-class people trying to survive in a difficult society marked by the aftermath of the civil war.

The drama explores the conflict between personal freedom and fate, examining social realities and hardships through the simple daily encounters of its characters on the stairs.

🎭 Antonio Buero Vallejo's stage classic

First staged on October 14, 1949, at Teatro Español after winning the Madrid City Council's Lope de Vega Award, Historia de una escalera established Antonio Buero Vallejo's theatrical career and became one of Spain's essential modern dramas.

ℹ️ Good to know: Performances from Tuesday to Sunday.

✨ An essential opportunity to discover a masterpiece of twentieth-century Spanish theater.