Kandida by Tartean Teatroa in Astigarraga

An evening of literary success takes an unexpected turn when truth and fiction clash at the front door. 🎭

Renowned Basque theatre company Tartean Teatroa brings this play written and directed by Patxo Telleria to Astigarraga.

🎭 KANDIDA

📅 December 7, 2026

🕐 20:00

📍 Centro Cultural Erribera, Astigarraga

🎟️ Price not specified

📖 Fiction and reality face to face

The story begins on the very night Clara presents her new novel. A knock at her door reveals Manuela, the evicted elderly woman who inspired the main character of her book. Bearing the marks of two hard years living on the streets, Manuela asks Clara to take her in, just as Clara's character does in the novel.

Urged by her publisher, Clara reluctantly agrees to shelter the woman for a while. Marketed as autofiction with an ambitious print run, the book carries substantial financial stakes and Clara's own literary reputation. If readers ever discover that the author behaves in real life quite differently from her fictional persona, everything could unravel.

🎭 Tartean Teatroa and the artistic team

The production features a cast including Miren Gaztañaga, Nerea Mazo, and Mikel Martinez under the writing and direction of Patxo Telleria. The production is supported by music from Adrián García de los Ojos, set and costume design by Ikerne Gimenez, lighting by David Rodríguez Medina, sound by Borja Arbaiza, and audiovisuals by Jone Novo (Bufalo Produkzioak).

✨ An intense theatrical exploration of moral boundaries and the cost of fiction.