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FesTeLõn, The Festival of Spanish Theatre of London, is an independent initiative which creates a cultural exchange between Spanish theatre companies and London audiences.

It was founded in 2013 by Mariví Rodríguez Quiñones, a lecturer at King’s College London, in response to the lack of Spanish theatre being performed in the UK.

Since its establishment, the festival has brought theatre companies from Spain to London each year, giving them the opportunity to reach a new audience. Previous festivals have included many UK premieres and their programmes can be seen in full in the archive section of our site.

Over the years, FesTeLõn has been growing and gaining more of a presence in London, with a diverse audience. Previous surveys have shown that over 15% of our audience have a first language outside of Spanish or English. Through the use of surtitles, the productions are also accessible to those who are hard of hearing. FesTeLõn has been able to allow Spanish theatre companies to perform in their native language whilst also guaranteeing that all those interested in Spanish theatre, regardless of their knowledge of the language, are able to participate and enjoy the productions.

As well as the work it produces onstage, FesTeLõn has also dedicated itself to introducing a collection of activities offstage to its programming. For example, each production at the festival hosts a Q&A session for the audience after one of their performances in order to strengthen the cultural interchange and understanding between spectator and performer. All companies have the opportunity to give talks relating to their work. Previous topics have included: theatre as a poetic space for reality and the role of humour as a tool for social intervention.

In 2021, FesTeLOFF was launched. This is the fringe edition of FesTeLõn, which celebrates amateur and emerging UK-based theatre companies whose material is adapted from or inspired by Spanish and Latin American playwrights. Its objective is to give these emerging theatre companies the opportunity to perform side by side with established professionals from Spain. This has been a hugely-successful initiative and it has grown every year since it was first launched.

The festival’s founder and Director, Mariví, has previously had the honour of serving on the jury of Almagro OFF, part of the Almagro International Festival of Classical Theatre, a leading cultural event in the theatre calendar. We have also previously launched an education programme with Notre Dame School in Southwark (London), which has a high percentage of native Spanish speakers who sometimes find it difficult to integrate into their new surroundings. Weekly theatre classes and writing workshops have helped the students create plays relating to their own lives. FesTeLõn‘s interest in cultural exchange begins on the stage but goes much further than that.


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DATA PROTECTION

Why we collect personal information

The information we hold on you will be used to complete a ticket booking, to process a donation and/or to provide customer service or enhance your experience.

The information that we collect from you may include your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, and details of any purchases (including access requirements) for shows at our theatres. Please note, we will not hold payment information for any longer than it takes to process your transaction.

Festelon does not share, sell, rent or trade your personal information to any third parties for any purpose without your prior consent. We have put in place reasonable safeguards to protect your data.

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