Cultural activities

Life is a Dream: The Bululú

Life is a Dream: The Bululú FeSTeLon

Madrid. 1648. All the theatres of Spain are closed by royal mourning and the actors are persecuted and imprisoned. The spectators hide in the basement of the famous Turkish Tavern, to attend in a clandestine way the performance of Sebastián de Prado who, following the technique of the bululú, in which a single actor plays all the roles, will perform the famous work of Calderón de la Barca: “Life is a Dream”. 


Jesús Torres recovers this theatrical technique of the Spanish Golden Age to give life to all the characters in Calderón’s masterpiece, one of the most important in Universal Literature, in an intense and dynamic show that combines respect for classical verse with a fresh staging, young and full of rhythm. 

Related activities: 
The workshop Classical Theatre for Young People will be held on Saturday 16th of June at 10:00 am. Spanish with an English interpreter. A session of Q&A will take place after the play on the 16th and 17th of June. 

Suitable for 13yrs+ 
In Spanish with English surtitles.
Running Time: 75 minutes. No interval.

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