A History of Spanish Drama: 1940 to the Present

The Spanish theater from postwar to the present theater in the 40s, is a theatrical entertainment that highlights traditional values, with some criticism, bourgeois develops in areas with an abundance of personejes and with a happy ending . The author highlights the moment is Henry Jardiel Poncela with his works "A husband return" "blondes are better as is with potatoes." The theater of the '50s, is an existentialist drama, concerns and thoughts about life, social status. The most prominent authors of the moment are: Miguel Mihura with "Three hats" and "Maribel and the strange family," Alfonso Sastre with "gag" and "Fantastic pub and Antonio Buero Vallejo" Historia de una escalera " and "Skylight." The theater of the 60s is characterized by an interest in social issues and the characters humble. We developed a new form of theater aimed at a younger audience with the following caracterícticas: Rejection of realism, almost total absence of decoration, symbolism represented by animals, eroticism, violence and pessimism. The most prominent authors are: Lauro Olmo with "shirt," Antonio Gala "The green fields of Eden", tb ruial other authors as José Luis Miguel Romeo Esteo riaza or others. In the 70 major changes occur in the Spanish drama that had little success during this time. AT 80, is a large number of alternative venues where they stage works uncommercial. The 90s are characterized by the appearance and plenty of music. The theater has set text or image to the theater of spectacle, with very few characters to reduce costs. The young authors are made available in alternative theater with the following caracterícticas: Rejection of the spectacular scenery, colloquial language and brief, comic and the influence of rock, current issues such as violence, racism or drug concerns personal problems, and characters are very young. Among the authors are: Francisco Fog with "hot leaden" and "Little Red Riding Hood and the other", Fernando Arrablo with "Love Letter", José Sanchis Sinistierra with "Ay, Carmela!" Jose Luis Alonso de los Santos with "The shopkeeper of Vallecas" and "Get off the Moor" and Fermín Cabal with "Castles in the Air"