The show will run in London from the 14th to the 26th January.
It has been announced that HisPanic Breakdown will bring their show to The Other Palace for a limited run in January.
The London run for the show will be the first production sees the first English translation of Copla music performed in the UK, as queer migrant performer Alejandro Postigo brings his alter ego La Gitana to the stage.
Once repressed under the Spanish dictatorship, Copla music was transformed by Spanish drag artists in the 1980s, and is given new life in Alejandro’s interactive
solo performance. Copla: A Spanish Cabaret draws on Alejandro’s personal experiences.
Accompanied by live music and comedy, the performance will refresh Copla
music to create an inclusive, comprehensive and accessible space for audiences of all
backgrounds. The translated Copla music will channel queer and migrant experiences, hitting all the right notes for those who love to laugh and cry to divas and their melodramatic music.
Copla: A Spanish Cabaret has previously existed as both a musical and a solo production. In 2023, HisPanic Breakdown redeveloped the show as a cabaret and showcased it at four UK theatre festivals that champion LGBTQ+, Spanish theatre, new work and European theatre. In May 2024, Copla: A Spanish Cabaret received the Intercultural Dialogue Award at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival.
Director Sergio Maggiolo said: “Copla is music that fights for our right to be ourselves in an authoritarian world. In fascist Spain, queer people, women, and ethnic minorities, found community and resistance in Copla songs. In this lecture-cabaret-fantasia we dive into the dramatic world of Copla through the performer’s personal story, revealing its subversive power and inviting us to connect with the folkloric diva within us all.”
To book tickets visit: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/copla-a-spanish-cabaret/