These are some of the plays I have directed …
SEVEN by Paula Cizmar, etc.
SEVEN is a riveting piece of documentary theatre that tells the true stories of seven remarkable women who faced life-threatening obstacles to bring about major improvements in the lives of women and girls in their home countries of Nigeria, Cambodia, Guatemala, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, Russia and Pakistan.
Performed in English.
The Madrid Players, Madrid, 2021
HOTEL PAMPANEIRA by Marta Rubio
HOTEL PAMPANEIRA is a small family-run hotel where the concept of time seems to warp and follow the rules of another universe. All kinds of visitors gravitate towards the hotel and not only for the free flamenco classes. It’s FERIA, the biggest event of the year in Pampaneira, and everyone is getting ready for the celebration, until something goes awfully wrong. Performed in English.
Sala Madrilera, Madrid, 2019
THE LIFE OF A SONG by Marta Rubio
A singer song-writer plays her music in the London tube. A passenger is enthralled by it and records it on her phone. Following the journey of this song we meet eight characters whose lives are surprisingly intertwined.
Original music by Cata Bono.
Performed in English.
Sala Trovador, Madrid, 2017
MARIE ET MARGUERITE by Daniel Keene
It’s the middle of the night in a nursing home. In Marguerite’s room, two elderly women chat. One has a brain that feels as if it has become lose inside her head, and the other has ruined legs with bones like chalk. They try to be realistic about the future they don’t have. They forge a friendship.
Performed in French.
Sala La Madrilera, Madrid, 2014
Théâtre du Cube Noir, Strasbourg, France, 2014
CARNE VIVA by Denise Despeyroux
In the midst of Spain’s current crisis, the National Government can no longer meet the economic demands of many public services, one of them being the National Police body. In their once-luxurious office in one of Madrid’s poshest districts a group of police men are forced to get creative in order to pay the outstanding electricity bills. They decide to illegally sublet two of their offices: one to a contemporary dance teacher and the other one to a couple of hipnologists.
Directed by Denise Despeyroux.
Assistant Direction: Marta Rubio.
La Pensión de las Pulgas, Madrid, 2014.
LA DESPEDIDA by Jorge Jimeno
David is moving to Australia for a year. The night before he leaves, him and his girlfriend enjoy a romantic farewell, scrumptious dinner included. However, the next day his flight gets canceled, and they suddenly have a whole new day to spend together. But, everything has changed.
Performed in Madrid, Seville, Málaga, Gijón (Spain), 2014
Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay/Latin American Tour, 2014.
THEATRE UNCUT 2012 by Blanca Doménech and other playwrights
“Theatre Uncut was created to get people thinking, talking and taking action on the events that are happening in the world around them. We ask playwrights, whose work inspires us, to write brand new short plays in response to the current political situation. These scripts are then made available for anyone to perform anywhere, during a specified week of mass performance and action.”
Sala La Madrilera, Madrid, 2012
QUEDATE CONMIGO by Daniel Llull
A hospital room, the reunion of two estranged sisters, and in the center, a mother who bonds and separates them.
La Madrilera and Navalcarnero’s Prison, Madrid, 2012
VIE, TROIS VOIX by Marta Rubio and Emilio Williams.
Life. Three voices (Vie. Trois Voix) is a collection of stories, a gallery of voices screaming to be heard. Injustice, hatred, love, anger and wisdom shine through in this one woman performance, composed of two short plays and a monologue.
Performed in English and French.
The Garage International, Avignon’s OFF Theatre Festival, Avignon, France, 2009
KEY EXCHANGE by Kevin Wade
Set in New York City’s Central Park, Key Exchange explores the romantic pitfalls facing New York’s swinging singles as they deal with the dilemma of entangling commitment vs. unencumbered freedom. Three young cyclists come together each weekend to bike around the park and ponder about their lives and relationships.
Performed in English.
Co-directed by Marta Rubio and Parisa Aryán.
Sala TIS, Madrid, 2008
