Turisme Rural

SYNOPSIS

A couple arrives late at night at a rural tourism house to spend a romantic weekend. They have decided to become parents, and these days are ideal for getting started, so they want to take advantage of the bucolic setting to conceive their child. However, the hosts are not as welcoming as expected, and they will drag the couple into a spiral of unexpected and distressing situations that will force them to reconsider their desired parenthood and even the future of their relationship.
The duo Jordi Galceran – Sergi Belbel returns with *Rural Tourism*, a comedy starring a top-notch cast that you can’t miss.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Premiere Date: 25/09/2024
Venue: Teatre Borras de Barcelona

Author: Jordi Galceran
Director: Sergi Belbel
Set Design: Max Glaenzel
Lighting Design: Kiko Planas
Sound Design: Jordi Bonet
Costume Design: Nídia Tusal
Assistant Director: Muguet Franc
Poster Illustration: Javi Aznarez
Executive Production: Macarena Garcia
Production and Marketing: Bitò

A Bitò production with the collaboration of the Generalitat de Catalunya

CAST

Ivan Labanda
Mireia Portas
Anna Güell
Lluís Villanueva
Joel Cojal

REVIEWS

“Actor Ivan Labanda and actress Mireia Portas know very well, thanks to their brilliant careers in musical theater, that singing chases away one’s troubles (…) with a boulevard-style show where quality comedy, terror, and reflections on the hidden miseries of couplehood deliver, in ninety cinematic minutes, everything theater has to offer, always counting on the knowing complicity of an audience ready to be deceived—or, if you prefer, to try to chase away their own troubles, even if without singing.”
—Andreu Sotorra

“Turisme Rural is entertainment that achieves its goal of keeping the audience engaged for an hour and a half, thanks especially to the performers.”
—Ferran Baile
“Turisme Rural es un pasatiempo que consigue sus objetivos de entretener durante hora y media, especialmente gracias a los intérpretes.”
—Ferran Baile

“A brilliant cast. When you have a lineup with Ivan Labanda, Mireia Portas, Lluís Villanueva, and Anna Güell, it’s very difficult for a play not to work. Mireia Portas and Ivan Labanda, the arriving couple, are an explosive duo. Their characters provoke each other, keeping energy levels high at all times.”

“The cast’s work is impeccable. The acting is precise at every moment.”
—Aina Zarapico

“It’s worth highlighting that the Portas-Labanda duo works perfectly; especially in moments of tension between the two, which they handle very well. The witty comebacks, the arguments, the doubts, and above all, the tricky scenes create a performance so funny and real that the audience can’t help but burst out laughing, feeling truly connected.”

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