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Yelmo-Icaria
c/de Salvador Espriu 61, Centre de la Vila, Port Olímpic 932 217 585,
www.yelmocines.es
;
Ciutadella-VilaOlímpica;
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Fifteen screens showingmainstream
Hollywood V.O. movies at a shopping centre multiplex, a few minutes' walk from the Port
Olímpic. Late-night screenings Fri & Sat; discount night Mon
.
OPEN-AIR CINEMA
Sala Montjuïc
Castell de Montjuïc 933 023 553,
salamontjuic.org
; cable car (Telefèric
de Montjuïc) or cinema bus (normal tickets and passes valid) from Pl. d'Espanya ( Espan-
ya), departures from 8.30pm, returns when film finishes;
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Every July there's a giant-
screenopen-aircinemaestablishedonthegrassunderthewallsatMontjuïccastle(Mon,Wed
& Fri night; tickets €6, deck-chair rental €3) - you're encouraged to bring a picnic. Screen-
ings are in the original language, with Spanish subtitles, and range from current art-house
hits to film club stalwarts like
Some Like it Hot
. The films usually start at 10pm, with live
music first from 8.45pm, but with space limited to 2000 it's best to get there at opening time
(8.30pm) or buy in advance through the cinema's website.
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THEATRE AND CABARET
The
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
(Catalan National Theatre) was specifically conceived
as a venue to promote Catalan productions, and features a repertory programme of translated
classics(suchasShakespeareinCatalan),originalworksandproductionsbyguestcompanies
from Europe. The other big local theatrical project is the
Ciutat del Teatre
(Theatre City)
on Montjuïc, which incorporates the fringe-style Mercat de les Flors, the progressive Teatre
Lliure and the Institut del Teatre theatre and dance school. The centre for commercial theatre
is on and off the Ramblas and along Av. Paral.lel and the nearby streets. For
children's
theatre
, see Chapter 22. Some theatres draw on the city's strong
cabaret
tradition - partic-
ularly burlesque, music-hall entertainment - which is far more accessible to non-Catalan or
Spanish speakers than straight theatre.
Tickets
are available from theatre box offices, or the
usual agency outlets, while for last-minute tickets visit the counter at the Palau de la Virreina
(Ramblas 99; Mon-Sat 10am-8.30pm), which offers same-day half-price tickets from three
hours before the start of the show. The summer
Festival de Barcelona Grec
always has a
