- Ramon Catà Figuls directs this “angst-ridden comedy” that explores the lights and shadows of contemporary male relationships.
- The work is performed in Catalan at the Sala Fènix in Barcelona from May 6 to 24, 2026.
- A montage that questions the use of Grindr, cruising and the difficulty of creating real bonds in the big city.
The creator Ramon Catà Figuls premieres in Barcelona “Chicks, chickens, chickens”, a theatrical piece that dissects the current gay imagination without filters. The work, performed by Aniol Gual, Cristina Terzi and Xavier Alomà, will be installed in the Sala Fènix from May 6 to 24, offering a raw and delirious look at desire mediated by screens and urban loneliness.
A nocturnal drift between insomnia and Grindr
The plot follows the steps of a young man who, after a romantic breakup, immerses himself in a desperate search for sleeping pills among friends and lovers. This premise serves as a trigger to explore a universe where dating apps like Grindr dictate the rules of the game. The piece reflects on how identity and fantasy are constructed through a glass that, although it offers freedom, often becomes a hostile space lacking solid ties.
As the protagonist progresses on his journey, the work raises uncomfortable questions about the inheritance of the collective’s codes. What sense do practices such as cruising, dark rooms or saunas have today in a city where sexual freedom is assumed to have been achieved? Cia Alone puts on the table whether these dynamics are the result of a cultural heritage or the inertia of a repression that we have not yet managed to completely shake off.
Uncomfortable humor and provocation on the Barcelona scene
With a duration of 80 minutes, this show in Catalan does not shy away from explicit sex or the most acid humor. Catà Figuls’ direction seeks to generate a physical response in the viewer, taking them out of their comfort zone to place them at the center of moral contradiction and desire. It is a theater that is uncomfortable to make you think, using laughter as a scalpel to analyze everyday violence in modern relationships.
The production has performances from Wednesday to Sunday at 8:00 p.m., consolidating itself as one of the bravest proposals on the May billboard in Barcelona. Inspired by personal experiences, the work is a direct dialogue with the difficulty of building something real in a present marked by immediacy and the consumption of bodies.
