{"id":30541,"date":"2026-10-21T16:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focus.cat\/?p=30541"},"modified":"2026-10-21T16:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:34:48","slug":"morning-sun-an-essential-play-featuring-three-outstanding-performances-at-la-villarroel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focus.cat\/en\/morning-sun-an-essential-play-featuring-three-outstanding-performances-at-la-villarroel\/","title":{"rendered":"MORNING SUN \u2013 An Essential Play Featuring Three Outstanding Performances at La Villarroel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now playing at La Villarroel, Morning Sun<\/em><\/a><\/strong> by Simon Stephens<\/strong> is a production directed by Pau Roca<\/strong> and starring M\u00edriam Iscla, Anna G\u00fcell, <\/strong>and Raquel Ferri<\/strong>. Produced by Sixto Paz<\/strong> and La Villarroel<\/strong>, the play offers a deeply human portrait of the passage of time, life in the city, and the complexities of family relationships. It sheds light on the invisibility of women in a society that gradually stops paying attention to them as they grow older. The play takes its title from the celebrated painting by Edward Hopper<\/strong>, an artist renowned for capturing the loneliness of urban American life like no other.<\/p>\n

The extraordinary performances by M\u00edriam Iscla, Anna G\u00fcell, <\/strong>and Raquel Ferri<\/strong> have already won over both audiences and critics alike, with the production being widely praised as an absolutely essential piece of theatre.<\/p>\n

Morning Sun<\/strong><\/em> is, ultimately, a celebration of the extraordinary journey of being an \u201cordinary\u201d woman.<\/p>\n

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