Festival Oui: bringing French theater premieres to Barcelona

Consider yourself a theater lover? And a Francophile? Well, you're in luck!

The sixth edition of Festival Oui, a celebration of French theater, will soon be beginning in and near the Catalan capital.

From January 27 to February 5 eight performances – with subtitles in Catalan and Spanish for those who do not speak French – will be put on, seven for the first time ever in Catalonia.

Tickets are already on sale here.

L'insolent Roland Garros

Many know his name thanks to the French Tennis Open, but few know who aviation pioneer Roland Garros really was. Travel back to the early 20th century to find out how Garros "made a name for himself among those who braved the impossible."

Where: Institut Français de Barcelone

When: January 27 at 7:30 pm

Subtitles: Spanish

Téléphone-moi

Téléphone-moi is a 20th-century family tale that takes place in phone booths, exploring the invisible and mysterious power of intergenerational ties.

Where: Teatre Plaza (Castelldefels)

When: January 29 at 7 pm

Subtitles: Spanish

Salina, les trois exils

This play tells the story of Salina, the mother of three children, and her three exiles.

Where: Institut Français de Barcelone

When: January 31 at 7:30 pm

Subtitles: Spanish

Les époux

Elena Petrescu and Nicolae Ceausescu brutally reigned over the Romanian people for 15 years before being tried and executed. Their mock trial foreshadowed the media's current ferocity.

Where: DAU al Sec Arts Escèniques (Barcelona)

When: February 1 and February 2 at 8 pm

Subtitles: Catalan

Revanche

This comedy is for everyone who felt excluded or rejected in high school – and harbored fantasies of revenge.

Where: Institut Français de Barcelone

When: February 2 at 11 am

Subtitles: None

Le village de l'Allemand

Algerian-German siblings Rachel and Malrich lose their parents in dramatic circumstances before discovering the truth about their father's past.

Where: Institut Français de Barcelone

When: February 3 at 7:30 pm

Subtitles: Spanish

Voltaire-Rousseau

When an anonymous pamphlet accuses Rousseau of abandoning his five children, he goes to Voltaire to find out who it is from.

Where: Reial Cercle Artístic (Barcelona)

When: February 4 at 8 pm

Subtitles: Spanish

Broken

Broken is an intimate performance that combines theater, music, and video to touch upon themes of loss, resistance, and life.

Where: DAU al Sec Arts Escèniques (Barcelona)

When: February 5 at 6 pm

Subtitles: Catalan

Other activities

In addition to the eight plays, there will also be other activities such as a talk with writers Vincent Roca, Louise Doutreligne, and Florence Pignarre or a workshop on stories from Benin and a musical performance about Marcel Proust and Reynaldo Hahn's love letters in Sant Cugat.