El Retiro Puppet Theatre

The El Retiro Puppet Theatre continues with its regular programme of performances. Every weekend, audiences can enjoy shows by Spanish and international companies, as well as workshops and special activities devoted to the art of puppets and marionettes.

The spring season brings together a wide variety of stories and theatrical forms aimed primarily at children. The performances are free and bring together, in one of Madrid’s most beloved parks, families who have been coming here for several generations.

Programme

March

14–15 March, 12:30 — The Aguasclaras Postwoman — Carmen Domech (Galicia) 21–22 March, 11:00–12:30 and 13:30–14:30 — puppet-making workshop — UNIMA Madrid 21–22 March, 12:30 — Punchinelis — Siesta Teatro (Andalusia) 28–29 March, 12:30 — The Adventurous Drop — Teatro Arbolé (Aragon)

April

4–5 April, 12:30 — Flit and Flap on the Lost Planet — El Retablo de la Ventana (Castilla-La Mancha) 11–12 April, 12:30 — Rodeo Clown Looking for Work — Títeres y Marionetas El Tenderete (Mexico) 18 April, 11:00–12:15 / 13:30–14:15 — Body Marbling workshop — La Mirilla / 21 Distritos 18–19 April, 12:30 — Book of Adventures — La Tirita de Teatro (Castilla-La Mancha) 25–26 April, 12:30 — The Island of Lost Things — La Tendía (Murcia)

May

2–3 May, 18:00 — The Tree of Hats — Arlequín y los Juglares (Colombia) — San Isidro Titiritero series 9 May, 18:00 — Polichinela — El Retablo (Madrid) — San Isidro Titiritero series 10 May, 18:00 — Little Fables — Bitonio (France) — San Isidro Titiritero series 15 May, 18:00 — The Death of Don Cristóbal — Compagnie Pelele (France) — San Isidro Titiritero series 16 May, 18:00 — The Horrible One — Saltimbanquis (Argentina) — San Isidro Titiritero series 17 May, 18:00 — Travelling Rag — La Gotera de Lazotea (Andalusia) — San Isidro Titiritero series 23–24 May, 18:00 — Pedro and the Paraná Odyssey — Leonor Lipszyc (Argentina) 30–31 May, 18:00 — The Last Train — M.A.I.A (Argentina)