Lucena

Nearly 5,000 spectators support the Lucena Theatre Week

The XXIX Ciudad de Lucena Theatre Week closes with full houses at the Auditorio Municipal, the Palacio Erisana and the Castillo del Moral.

Raquel J. V. · Published on October 26, 2026 at 18:54

Tres actores sobre un escenario: un hombre sentado con pijama claro, una mujer de pie junto a una mesa con portátil y un hombre de pie al fondo. — Photo: Ayuntamiento de Lucena

The XXIX Ciudad de Lucena Theatre Week has brought together nearly 5,000 spectators between the performances in stage venues and the open-air shows, according to the Ayuntamiento de Lucena. The event was held from October 14 to 25 and registered full houses at all the performances scheduled at the Auditorio Municipal, the Palacio Erisana and the Castillo del Moral.

A ten-day programme

The programme ran for ten days and took in the city's main stage venues, as well as the streets. Among the featured titles are «El barbero de Sevilla», «Misery», «Panorama desde el puente» and «América Forever», by Goyo Jiménez, alongside other theatre, musical, family and magic offerings. The open-air performances were also well received, especially «Hypnos», in the Plaza Nueva, and «Famulus 4.0», in the Plaza Archidona.

Closing at the Auditorio

The edition ended on the night of Sunday, October 25 with «Rocío Dúrcal es Inolvidable», starring Carmen Morales and Alejandro Vera and directed by Juan Carlos Rubio, at the Auditorio Municipal. Before the performance, the mayor of Lucena, Aurelio Fernández, thanked the public for their support of the Theatre Week and congratulated the Delegación de Cultura, headed by Francisco Barbancho, on a two-week programme with offerings for all kinds of audiences. The Delegación de Cultura has also thanked the companies, the technical staff, the organising team and the volunteers of the Escuela de Teatro Duque de Rivas for their involvement. The Ayuntamiento notes that the Theatre Week faces its thirtieth anniversary with the aim of continuing to bring the performing arts closer to residents and visitors.

Background

At the start of this edition, on October 14, the Ayuntamiento reported that the event began with more than 93% of tickets sold and eight of the thirteen shows at full capacity, according to the data provided at the time by the mayor and the councillor for Culture.