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Weekend Edition: San Isidro
Weekend Edition: San Isidro
And, of course, we have some more suggestions to coast you through the weekend. Since it’s the festival of San Isidro the city will be crawling with art from symphonies to rock ’n’ roll to puppet theater...
Gay Bars Madrid: LL the Place to Start Your Weekend!
Gay Bars Madrid: LL the Place to Start Your Weekend!
Midnight: what may be the bewitching hour back home -sending crystal-shod princesses scurrying for their carriages- means something very different in Spain. At this hour, many a Madrileño will be just finishing a leisurely...
photo of the day
Madrid Neighborhoods: La Latina
La Latina is affordable, artistic and fun. By day it's a lovely barrio for a stroll, in the evenings a great place for nightlife, and on Sunday it erupts in to the "Rastro" one of the biggest flea markets in all of Europe. Photo by Quico López.
Theater in Madrid
Silence Speaks Louder than Words in Experimental Theater
“Without liberty there are no decisions.” “Without decisions, no one guilty.” “Don’t rebuke me for my silence.” “It wasn’t me who decided to silence myself.” “Others decided to shut me up.” These five phrases describe the play Silenciados (The Silenced) and you won’t hear much else. Silenciados is the story of five people killed (silenced) because of sexual discrimination. The title was chosen for another reason...
photo of the day
Anne Frank as a Musical
Photo:If you are having a lot of difficulty imagining the story of Anne Frank being turned into a musical, you're with us. See review for details.
Theater - Alternative Festivals
Theater in Madrid - Festival Alternativo de las Artes Escénica
The Festival Alternativo de las artes Escénica, in its 8th year, provides Madrid and surrounding areas with ground-breaking performances from around...
photo of the day
The Alternative Scene
The Festival Alternativo de las artes Escénica starts today the 30th of Jan. See article for more info. Pictured is RAIO X from Brasil. Photo by Dominik Fricker .
comedy - Stephen K. Amos
Winners of the MAP Contest!
Three lucky winners will be going to see comedian, Steven K. Amos, on Friday night at Clamores in Madrid. Amos is an internationally renowned comic who has won multiple awards and appears regularly on British Television. If you weren't a winner, don't fret - there are still tickets...
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Stephen K Amos
See British Comic Stephen K. Amos Friday night in Madrid. See review for details.
comedy - the giggling guiri
Stephen K. Amos - Comedy at The Giggling Guiri
In a world of heavily scripted, commercially edited, laugh-track entertainment, never under-estimate the power of live comedy. When was the last time you fell out of your arm chair laughing at the boob tube? When was the last time your TV started working the...
Photo of the day
Stephen K Amos
Don't miss the hilarious stand up of Stephen K. Amos - see today's review for more info.
Comedy - Modern Mime Comedy
Tricicle Mime Comedy Troupe – Doctor Recommended and Audience Approved
If laughter is the cure for all ailments, then an evening with Tricicle will certainly send you home alleviated and restored to perfect health. Having been in the business of making people laugh for almost...
comedy - Giggling Guiri presents Zoe Lyons
The Funny Thing About Fear...
Yes, you can order a coffee; yes, you can do small talk; and yes, you can get your basic political views across, but what about wisecracks, puns and general joking around. For many, humor is the one of the biggest hurdles in adapting to life abroad. Another common...
Cinema - Kylie Minogue's White Diamond
Back Stage with Kylie Minogue!
Perhaps you will treat this like a run-of-the-mill Thursday or perhaps, in the name of Thanks Giving, you will ingest a quantity of food that would hyper-extend the stomach of an adult elephant. In either case, a movie isn’t a bad way to end the day. Opening tonight is Kylie Minogue’s White Diamond – a must-see for those attracted to the glitz and glam of show bizz. On one hand, you could say that White Diamond follows in the footsteps of Madonna’s tell all “autofilmography”, Truth or Dare. On the other hand, it is quite the contrary...
Festival de Otoño - The Collected Works of Bill the Kid
A Play from the Author of "The English Patient"
The United States is often chronicled and critiqued, quite well, by our quieter cousins in Canada. From Marshall McLuhan, to Douglas Couplan to all the folks at Adbusters Magazine, they consistently offer perspective on the sprawling spectacle that is....
Cinema in Madrid
Cine Doré and The Filmoteca - for the Rarified, the Arty, the Quirky, the Camp and the Profound!
A true Madrileño weekend consists of the 5 C’s: Cañas, Clubbing, Chilling in Retiro and Caressing in a Cinema. In...
English Language comedy
The Giggling Guiri - Offering the Winning Combo: Beer and Comedy
The English Speaking Community in Madrid, despite its transience, has a few long-term institutions of its own...
Alternative theater
Liddell's "Nubila" is An Experiment in Insanity
In the realm of alternative Spanish, theater, two distinguished names Director, Aldolfo Simón, and writer, Angélica Liddell have come together in the production of...
Festival de Otoño
The Festival de Otoño is Picking up Where Summer Left Off
Hardly have the summer festivals finished when the fall excitement begins. Starting Monday, the 15th of October, and running until Sunday, the 18th of November, The Festival de Otoño presents a vast array of theater, dance, and music to insure that autumn is every bit as exciting as summer was. The agenda covers every possible point on the spectrum of performing arts from the high-energy modern circus of “Piratas, Piratas” to more traditional...
photo of the day
Guerra
One of the Festival de Otoños more intense offerings promises to be "Guerra". It is said to be born of a desired to rerepresent the life of the marginalized, sick and suffering. Judging by the photo is won't lack energy.
Mix it up
DJs, Opera, or both - You Decide…
Interested in broadening your cultural horizons in a classy, unique, (and affordable) way? Don’t miss this opportunity to see some quality Spanish opera! It’s called Zarzuela, and it takes place at the Sabatini Gardens. Even better, it’s a double feature, so you get to see two great shows. But hurry, it only runs for two more Sundays, so call up that special someone and have a night on the town, MAP-style!
Does it translate?
English-language Comedy by Spanish Comics - is it possible?
COMEDY NIGHT AT THE GREEN PARROT! 'Comedy is not Pretty' – so said Steve Martin in one of his first performances. OK – not pretty – but, does it translate? That was the goal at the June 19th performance at 'La Chocita del Loro': 'English languag...
Giggling Guiri Comedy Club Madrid
Giggling Guiri - English Speaking Comedy Club
The Giggling Guiri www.gigglingguiri.com So funny it'll make your face hurt "in a good way" Madrid found Richard Herring on fine form. His routine was mainly governed by explicit sexual self-deprecation, which should come as no surprise in an act...
From our former site
La Escalera de Jacob - Bar/Venue
T. 915 391 044 La Escalera de Jacob Metro: Lavapiès Bigger, Better and Blurrier Than Ever! Last year amidst a blurry night of cheap drinks and high-octane music, this joint was officially deemed one of the best “Rock ‘n’ Roll” bars in Madrid. Who...
Cafés in Madrid: Café Barbieri: Cafe/Venue
Café Barbieri: Cafe/Venue
Entering Café Barbieri transports you back to a time of high, baroque-detailed ceilings, red velvet curtains, and old-style jazz. Its dilapidated state assures you that it isn’t one of those new-...