The Lord of Pygmalion

The Lord of Pygmalion, by Jacinto Grau, is a play shrouded in legend, known as the “cursed play” of Spanish theatre due to the reputation for bad luck that haunted its author. Beyond the myth, this farce of automaton puppets captivated the European avant-garde, fascinated by the puppet figure and its unsettling artificial humanity. The plot revolves around the rebellion of mechanical creatures against their creator, presented in a staging that blends elements of commedia dell’arte, Spanish farce, and satire of bourgeois theatre.