Barcelona

THEATRE REVIEW: La Jaula De Las Locas (The cage of the crazy) at Teatre Tivoli, Barcelona

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN?: Saturday 11 March (matinee), runs through 23 April 2023 RUNTIME: 180 minutes (with a 20-minute interval)

We take our 4th row seats and notice steps leading down from the stage into the centre aisle and a terrifying fear about being invited onstage and interrogated in a language that is not native to us grips us.

  • Read on for reasons including how this Zaza – director Àngel Llàcer – compares with others we have seen including Graham Norton, John Barrowman and John Partridge
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: Disfrutar, Barcelona

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHEN?: evening 7 March 2023

WHERE?: C. de Villarroel, 163, 08036 Barcelona, Spain

Last night I had the best meal of my life.

  • Read on for reasons including how this was ‘a thrilling rapid-fire, roller-coaster ride of a dining experience’
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TOP 5: BARCELONA: A top 5 restaurants and bars to visit in Barcelona (August 2022)

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By Neil Durham

We’ve regularly visited the Raval district of this Spanish city a stone’s throw from Las Ramblas since the early 00s and what surprised us on our return post-pandemic was how some real culinary delights had sprung up in the neighbourhood since we’d been gone.

  • Read on for reasons including how a Barcelona restaurant has been named the 3rd best in the world
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THEATRE REVIEW: A Chorus Line directed by Antonio Banderas at Tivoli Theater, Barcelona

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN? Wednesday 18 May, runs to 29 May 2022 RUNTIME: 135 minutes without interval

Two years ago Oscar-nominated actor Antonio Banderas revealed he was in negotiations to bring this Spanish language production of the classic musical to Broadway (see clip below).

  • Read on for reasons including why this Spanish production of A Chorus Line would be a Broadway hit
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TOP 5: BARCELONA: A top 5 restaurants and bars to visit

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By Neil Durham

Two years ago we wrote a prequel to this listicle after a September 2019 visit to our favourite city and little did we know then that Covid-19 would mean we would not return until March 2022.

  • Read on for reasons including how a former El Bulli chef has opened a new restaurant in Barca’s Raval district
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TOP 5: BARCELONA: A top 5 restaurants and bars to visit

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We’ve been visiting Barcelona regularly since the turn of the century, have owned a flat off Las Ramblas in Raval for the last 15 years and here is our guide to the top 5 must-visit restaurants and bars in this city we love.

  • Read on for reasons including Bar Del Pla, El Cangrejo, Sant Agustina, Schilling and the London Bar

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