Spanish Shame

The mayor of a small town in Spain decides to go to the European Parliament so that the tradition of the town’s patron saint celebration is respected: throwing a live goat 50ft from the church bell tower. Juan Alegría, a failed table tennis player, pretends to be disabled during the Paralympics in connivance with Spain’s Table Tennis Federation. Ramón Areces, the founder of the department store group El Corte Inglés, prepares his funeral days before his death so as to ensure that the legacy of his figure is properly portrayed. These three stories make up the trilogy ‘Iberian Chronicles’ by the famous Madrid theater group Club Caníbal. ‘Spanish shame’ delves into the intimacy and friendship of the company days before the first time the three plays were performed together.