A gripping theatrical investigation examines the minute chain of events, missteps, and decisions that led to the deadliest disaster in civil aviation history. 🎭✈️

Written and directed by Jose Padilla, this stage production features performances by Carlota Gaviño, Almudena Puyo, Kevin de la Rosa, and Lucía Trentini bringing multiple testimonies to life.

🎭 Take off (Nada de esto tuvo que haber ocurrido)

📅 From November 5 to November 15, 2026 (Tuesday to Sunday)

🕐 19:30 h

📍 Nave 10 Matadero. Creación Dramática Contemporánea, Madrid

🎟️ 15,75€ - 21 €

📖 Unraveling the Los Rodeos disaster

On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 aircraft collided on the runway of Los Rodeos airport in Tenerife, resulting in the tragic loss of 587 lives. Faced with an event of minuscule probability, this play seeks answers by tracing every oversight, logical breakdown, and communication error that culminated in the catastrophe.

Blending documentary theatre, suspense, and poetic rhythm with vertiginous accuracy, the cast embodies pilots, passengers, air traffic controllers, and commentators. The piece reveals that no single factor caused the tragedy on its own; rather, an accumulation of seemingly minor details altered history, ultimately transforming global air travel safety protocols.

🎭 Contemporary drama and historical memory

Presented at Nave 10 Matadero, the play turns a historic accident into a striking exploration of our illusion of control, reflecting on the hard-won lessons that emerge in the wake of disaster.

✨ A powerful theatrical inquiry into fate, human fallibility, and the lessons that keep us safe today.