"The Prisoner of Second Avenue" by the Xesc Forteza Company

The Xesc Forteza company will present the show "En tombar els cinquanta" at the Teatre Principal in Maó, on October 19 and 20 at 10 p.m. and on the 21st at 7 p.m.

The production, directed by Mateu Grau, is based on the work "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" by Neil Simon, translated and adapted by Catalina Forteza and Joan Bibiloni. A fifty year old bad-tempered hypochondriac who has lost his job, and his patient wife are the centre of this amusing comedy. Francesca Bover and Joan Bibiloni star in the play and Joan M. Melis, Maria Reus, Lina Terrassa and Aina Segura complete the cast.

"En tombar es cinquanta" premiered at the Teatre Principal de Palma in 1999, being the first play of the company after the death of its founder, Xesc Forteza. The show was a great success with the public and the critics, continuing the trajectory initiated by the group 34 years ago.

"En tombar es cinquanta" and "Coses que passen", the last production of the company, that premiered at the Teatre Principal de Palma in 2000, have visited most of Mallorca, always with a very good response by the public.

"En tombar es cinquanta" reaches Menorca with the support of the Maó City Council and the collaboration of the Department of Education and Culture of the Balearic Government.

More information:

Teatre Principal de Maó
Carrer Costa d'en Deià
07702 MAÓ
Tel: 971355603

Tickets sale:
Tel: 971355776
Prices: 2.800 (stalls) and 2.000 (amphitheatre)

Companyia Xesc Forteza
Contracting: Trui Espectacles

Date of publication: 15/10/2001

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