Corral de comedías [Almagro]
type: Item
label: Corral de comedias de Almagro @es
label: Corral de comedías di Almagro @it
label: Corral de comedías
description: Theatre building in Almagro, Spain, opened in 1628
description: theater in Almagro @nl
description: Edificio teatrale di Almagro, Spagna, inaugurato nel 1628 @it
EUTA building identifier: 2301
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Spain
City: Almagro
GPS: Point(-3.7119 38.8883)
Wikidata source: Q8463548
opening date: 1652-01-01T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1628-01-01T00:00:00Z
EEConde: Castilla y Léon 221
Address: C/ San Vicente (En el solar del posterior Teatro Principal).
theatrEurope table: HST_0145
context: No heritage theatre machinery It is the only known theatre of its kind still standing and functioning in Europe. Part of its uniqueness also resides on the fact that the theatre has managed to keep its original structure, historical remain of what a XVII century house of the comedy or theatre courtyard used to be during the Spanish Golden Age.
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Iberia Route
time frame: Baroque
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 3550
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built ca. 1584. First recorded performance given in 1629. In the 18th century converted into a lodging house. Rediscovered during the renovation of Plaza Mayor in 1953. Re-opened 29 May 1954. Considered the best preserved surviving example of a 17th century Spanish corral de comedia (courtyard theatre). Venue of the annual Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico.