Contemporary Theatre · Valencia, Spain
A theatre collective creating original work that observes the present with humour, absurdity and critical thinking. Writing born from the stage — not from consensus, but from presence.
Touring 2026–2027 · Available for programming
Current Production
Playwright & Director: Rafael Ponce
Five strangers who don't know each other. A night that shouldn't have happened. Between songs and drinks, the cracks emerge: abandoned dreams, broken promises, lives that could have been but never were.
A tragicomedy about a middle class that no longer knows what it is — about a generation that inherited a future that never arrived, and the last refuge where you can still pretend everything is fine.
What happens when one generation's dreams become the next generation's cruel joke?
The Company
Los Teloneros is a contemporary theatre collective based in Valencia, Spain. Led by playwright and director Rafael Ponce, the group builds its work through prolonged collaborative processes where rehearsal is a space of discovery and risk.
Their theatre moves between fragmented text and physicality, drawing from Beckett's strategies for absurd problems, the golden age of silent cinema, and the clown's disdain for transcendent reflection — all without ever yielding to discouragement.
The body present. The word as action. No unnecessary artifice.
Artistic Approach
Original playwriting built through extended rehearsal residencies. Text emerges from the body, from improvisation, from the friction between actors — never imposed top-down.
Minimalist scenography. Light as dramaturgy. We trust the actor's presence and the audience's intelligence. No unnecessary artifice — only what the scene demands.
Theatre as a lens for our time. We don't offer answers or comfort — we stage the questions that keep a generation awake. Comedy and tragedy share the same breath.
Featured among the most outstanding theatre productions of Valencian creation 2025 by Red Escénica magazine.
Rafael Ponce's direction recognised among the most outstanding directors of Valencian creation 2025.
Carlos Molina's lighting design recognised among the most outstanding lighting designers of 2025.
« A play that allows the actors to shine, perfectly balanced by Rafael Ponce's direction. »
José Vicente Peiró
Theatre critic and essayist
About Us
Bios, key facts and the artistic team.
Company
Los Teloneros
Based in
Valencia, Spain
Founded
2023
Artistic Leader
Rafael Ponce
Current Show
No nos merecemos soñar
Duration
75 minutes
Language
Spanish (ES)
Touring
2026–2027
Playwright & Director
Playwright and director of contemporary theatre. His work centres on living text, built from the stage — where body, word and scenic rhythm generate devices of humour, absurdity and critical thinking. He develops prolonged creation processes based on listening, risk and direct relationship with the audience.
@rafaelponce11Cast & Creative Team
Performer · Production & Distribution
Performer and creator linked to contemporary dance and live arts. Co-founder of Los Teloneros. Her work investigates the body, improvisation and scenic experience as a space of exposure and fragility. She actively participates in the company's production and artistic management.
Performer
Actress, playwright and stage creator. Her career combines performance, writing and contemporary creation projects, with a strong connection to text theatre and long-term collective processes.
Performer
Actress trained in contemporary theatre and scenic creation. She has participated in theatre and audiovisual projects, developing work centred on presence, the body and direct relationship with the spectator.
Performer
Actress and singer. Her stage work combines theatrical performance and musical presence, exploring voice as a dramatic tool and as a direct link with the audience.
Performer
Actor and playwright. His work develops between performance, writing and cultural space management, with a strong influence from contemporary and author-driven theatre.
Stage & Visual Design
Multimedia and installation artist. He develops visual and spatial devices combining technology, geometry and natural materials, integrated into the stage as an active part of dramaturgy.
Lighting Design
Lighting designer and visual artist. His work focuses on creating scenic atmospheres with strong poetic charge, integrating light as a structural element of space and action.
Playwright & Director
Rafael Ponce
Duration
75 minutes
Producer
Los Teloneros
Cora Mateu
Cast
Alba Serra
Begoña Tena
Cora Mateu
Manuel Ruiz Arteche
Marian Villaescusa
Stage & Visual Design
Juan Sebastián López Galeano
Lighting Design
Carlos Molina Lloréns
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