Plays on stage: the stories that are conquering Lisboners

We’ve created a list of the best plays in Lisbon, because Lisbon isn’t just about concerts and music festivals, or exhibitions all over the city.

Lisbon is also a city of art and culture, a city of theatrical performances of all kinds,including musicals, stand-up comedy and more intense dramas.

With this community in mind, and the audiences who follow them to our beautiful venues, in this article you’ll find a series of plays being shown on various stages in the city of Lisbon.

At the Old Military Hospital in Estrela

The Death of the Raven

“The Death of the Raven” is one of the plays that everyone talks about! It’s an immersive experience that will take you “traveling” through the crazy and hallucinated minds of Edgar Allan Poe and Fernando Pessoa, touring more than 25 theaters in a show unlike anything you’ve ever seen or been to.

In this intense thriller you’ll be able to (per)follow nine characters, each with their own characteristics, in a story that is told without any speech, only with body expression and choreographic movements.

Mystery, sensuality and lots of action await you in these sessions, which take place from Wednesday to Sunday, always at 9pm.

Address: Rua Santo António à Estrela 29A (Former Estrela Military Hospital)
Schedule: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever

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At the Pharmacy Museum Auditorium

Love and Social Networks

The comedy Amor e Redes Sociais (Love and Social Networks), which has already been seen by thousands of people with completely sold-out sessions, continues to bring people to the Pharmacy Museum Auditorium.

The play was created by Marco Pedrosa and is characterized by being a current comedy about the influence of social networks on love relationships.

Address: Rua Marechal Saldanha 1 (Pharmacy Museum Auditorium)
Schedule: Saturdays at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever

What they say about them

Do you want to have a good laugh and discover the secrets of the male universe? Then you can’t miss “What they say about them”, one of the comedy plays that will reveal everything men think about women!

From the first stages of dating to the years of the relationship, you’ll discover all the secrets and the most hilarious moments!

And that’s not all! You’ll be able to laugh at our most secret inner thoughts, from the fight against chocolate to image complexes.

And to add to the fun, you’ ll discover what men used to notice about women when they were little and what changes when we grow up.

Address: Rua Marechal Saldanha 1 (Auditorium of the Pharmacy Museum)
Times: various dates, at 21:30
Tickets: at Fever

At Taguspark

Ruy, the Story Due

Get ready for an unforgettable experience at Taguspark! If you haven’t heard of it yet, let us introduce you to the incredible show “Ruy, a História Devida”, starring the legendary Portuguese actor Ruy de Carvalho.

This intimate “conversation” has already caused a stir in all the media, and now it’s waiting for you for an exciting and hilarious evening.

In “Ruy, a História Devida”, you’ll dive into the world of Portuguese theater, in the company of one of our country’s greatest talents. Live, and right next to you, Ruy de Carvalho will share touching love stories, funny moments and much more, in a unique performance where the audience is also invited to participate, asking questions and turning the show into an intimate meeting between friends.

Address: Avenida Professor Doutor Cavaco Silva (Núcleo Central, Taguspark)
Schedule: from January 18th to February 23rd, Saturdays and Sundays at 5pm and 9pm
Tickets: on the website

Orgasms… the comedy

Sandra Celas and Bruno Cabrerizo star in one of the comedies of the year, with success in Los Angeles and several international tours in New York and London.

In “Orgasms… the comedy”, the differences between men and women when it comes to living as a couple are addressed in a hilarious play that will introduce you to Adam and Eve from their first tiff between “husband” and “wife”.

At the end of the day, this is a real help manual for facing the challenges of life together.

Address: Avenida Professor Doutor Cavaco Silva (Núcleo Central, Taguspark)
Schedule: from December 5th to 29th, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 6pm or 9pm
Tickets: via 938339850 or by e-mail bilheteirataguspark@yellowstarcompany.com

At the Malaposta Cultural Center

The Night

Written by Portugal’s only Nobel Prize winner for Literature, José Saramago , this is one of the plays of the moment, and this will be its last season in Lisbon.

On the night of April 24, 1974, in Lisbon, the newsroom of a newspaper becomes the scene of a conflict between Manuel Torres, an idealistic journalist fighting for the truth, and his superiors who are submissive to political power.

With rumors of a revolution in the streets, Torres faces the censorship imposed by the editor-in-chief and the director of the newspaper, who try to suppress the news. Tension grows as the team decides whether the truth will be published in the next day’s edition.

Address: Rua de Angola, Sala Ruy de Carvalho (Olival Basto)
Schedule: from December 5 to January 19, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, at 4 p.m. or 9 p.m.
Tickets: on the website

The Mousetrap

This is another of the plays in Lisbon with the Yellow Star Company seal of quality! If you think you’ve seen it all, then you have to see “The Mousetrap” at the mythical Malaposta Cultural Center, just outside Lisbon.

Agatha Christie’s masterpiece is a true classic that will leave you gripped to the seat. With a plot full of mystery and suspense, the play already holds the world record for longevity on stage, with over 70 years! If that’s not a guarantee of quality, then we don’t know what is.

The story of “The Mousetrap” takes place on an isolated farm, where a group of people are trapped by a snowstorm. When one of the guests is brutally murdered, the suspense builds and everyone becomes a suspect. Can you find out who the murderer is before the end of the play?

Address: Rua de Angola, Sala Ruy de Carvalho (Olival Basto)
Schedule: until February 28, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, at 4pm or 9pm
Tickets: via 938339850 or by e-mail bilheteirataguspark@yellowstarcompany.com

At the Custom Café – Nirvana Studios

Le Cabaret Rock

This Custom Circus show is mind-blowing, with surprising doses of madness, terror, parody and poetic decadence, performed by the irreverent company that created this fantastic theatrical imaginary.

Originally premiered in 2012, Le Cabaret Rock has been seen by more than 40,000 spectators for two years in a row and is now returning in a totally different form.

Extravagant and without borders, this multipolar show is never presented in the same way. Each night is unique!

Address: Estrada Militar 66 (Custom Café – Nirvana Studios, in Oeiras)
Times: various dates, at 8.30pm (with dinner) and 10pm (show only)
Tickets: at Fever

At Teatro da Trindade Inatel

The Doctor

From the original, “The Doctor”, is a contemporary adaptation by Robert Icke of the 1912 play Professor Bernhardi by Arthur Schnitzler .

Piedade Lobbo, Founding Director and teacher at the ALMA Institute, refuses to allow a Catholic priest into the room where a girl is dying from a botched, self-administered abortion, because she is convinced that the priest’s presence, not previously authorized by the family, will cause the young woman unnecessary anxiety.

Address: Avenida Frei Miguel Contreiras 52 (Sala Carmen Dolores)
Schedule: from December 12, 2024 to February 16, 2025, Wednesdays to Saturdays at 9 p.m., Sundays at 4:30 p.m.
Tickets: from €9 to €12, on the website
Other plays on stage at this theater: on the website

At the Tivoli BBVA Theater

The Crooked Man’s Play

The adapted version of the British hit is finally on stage in Lisbon from April 8 to 13 at the Teatro Tivoli BBVA, after several cancellations between 2020 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

As the longest-running comedy (10 years) in London’s West End, in this play you’ll “enter” a company of amateur artists who are preparing to present a mystery play, but which has everything to go wrong. Very badly.

Address: Avenida da Liberdade 182-188 (Teatro Tivoli BBVA)
Schedule: from April 8 to 13, 2025, Tuesday to Friday at 9 p.m.; Saturday at 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.; Sunday at 4 p.m.
Tickets: on the website
Other plays on stage at this theater: on the website

At Teatro do Bairro

The Table, a place where

Directed by Rui Madeira, the play “A Mesa, um lugar onde” explores the concept of the table as a symbolic space for meeting, memory and reflection.

The play is built on conversations and life stories, addressing identity memories and personal experiences. This show is described as total and surprising, inviting the audience to reflect on the importance of interactions and memories associated with the space of the table.

Address: Rua Luz Soriano 63 (Bairro Alto)
Schedule: from December 4 to 7, Wednesday and Friday at 9:30 p.m.; Saturday at 6 p.m.
Tickets: on the website
Other plays on stage at this theater: on the website

At Teatro São Luiz

A Tempo

“A Tempo” is a multidisciplinary creation in three acts, which challenges three pairs of artists from different languages to work around the same motto: the relationship between being and time.

Without ever meeting, each duo works towards this common performative object that mirrors in three distinct axes – Communication, Space and Memory – the need to rethink time and the quality of relationships.

Address: Rua António Maria Cardoso 38 (Sala Bernardo Sassetti)
Schedule: from February 10 to March 1 (times to be announced)
Tickets: on the website
Other plays on stage at this theater: on the website

At Teatro Maria Matos

At First Sight

Margarida Vila-Nova takes to the stage at Teatro Maria Matos with the Portuguese version of “À Primeira Vista” (Prima Facie), by Suzie Miller, directed by Tiago Guedes.

It’s one of the most recognized plays of recent years, an incisive examination of power, consent and the law that has won several awards and nominations, including the Tony, Lawrence Olivier, What’s on Stage, Drama Desk, Evening Standard and Australian Writers’ Guild.

Address: Avenida Frei Miguel Contreiras 52 (Teatro Maria Matos)
Schedule: from December 2, 2024 to February 4, 2025, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 p.m.
Tickets: on the website
Other plays on stage at this theater: on the website

At LU.CA – Luís de Camões Theater

Vuuute!

This short play uses movement and body language to tell the story of two very different children from very distant places.

But an encounter between the two will forever change the way they see and feel their own world.

Address: Calçada da Ajuda 80 (LU.CA – Luís de Camões Theatre)
Schedule: from December 6 to 22 (various times)
Tickets: on the website
Other plays on stage at this theater: on the website

At the Open Theater

I won’t tear your tongue out

Guilherme and Guilhermina, young lovers, fast, sexual and impetuous, pass from the prime of life directly into old age, in a magical time jump, transfiguring themselves into an elderly couple.

Now they spend their daily lives condemned to an end of life with no end in sight, filling their day-to-day lives with memories and emotions of moments that never seemed to exist.

Address: Rua Armando Cortez (Red Room)
Schedule: from December 15, 2024 to February 16, 2025, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 9:30 p.m.; Sundays at 4 p.m.
Tickets: on the website