The last month of the year has arrived and, with it, our recommendations of plays to see in December in CDMX.
The truth is that during this time of the year there are many Christmas activities all over the city, but don’t forget to go to the theater!
We have drama, mystery or comedy stories, but also musicals and titles to reflect.
And of course we already have the list of the exhibitions you can’t miss this month.
In addition, we discovered Foro Off Spring, a space in the San Rafael neighborhood where you will find free theater plays. Do you already know it?
Without further ado… this is the third call, third… let’s get started! 🎭
1. The Basement
If you love to scare yourself, this premiere among the plays to see in CDMX this month is for you. Starring Ana Claudia Talancón, Luis Felipe Tovar and Rafael Perrín, we assure you that it will surprise you.
The plot is inspired by the works of Koji Suzuki, considered the master of Japanese horror and author of El Aro, and also includes technological effects to make everything much more realistic.
After separating from her husband and almost penniless, Ana has no choice but to move to a secluded and dilapidated building on the outskirts of the city. Unbeknownst to her, she and her daughter are about to discover why the building has been unoccupied for so long.
🗓️ Fri. 7pm and 9:15pm; Sat, 6pm and 8:30pm, Sun, 5pm and 7pm.
🎟️ From $600 per person, buy yours.
📍 Teatro México (Joaquín Velázquez de León 31, San Rafael, Cuauhtémoc)
4. What you keep in your backpack
This play in CDMX speaks to young audiences and the backpack is the metaphor of what each student keeps in his or her emotional baggage. Ían and Cora are the terror of Áteles High School, where they are bullied. The story takes a turn when the students discover the true motives behind bullying and why their victims prefer to remain silent and suffer in silence.
🗓️ Sat-Sun, 1 p.m., through Dec. 15
🎟️ $248 per person
📍 Helénico Cultural Center (Av. Revolución 1500, Guadalupe Inn)
5. The antipalomas
In this story, a girl strikes up a curious friendship with the building in which she lives with her family. The building is terrified of pigeons, hence the name of the mise-en-scène. When she begins to suspect that her father might have another family, Renata plays detective and discovers that all families keep secrets.
🗓️ Sat-Sun, 12:30 p.m., through Dec. 15
🎟️ $80 per person
📍 Teatro del Bosque “Julio Castillo” (Paseo de la Reforma and Campo Marte s/n, Chapultepec)
6. Yerma
One of Federico García Lorca ‘s classics returns to the plays to see in CDMX. And more than 90 years after it was written, the story of Yerma is still relevant. It is about motherhood as the ultimate longing of the protagonist, who is subjected to the judgment and scorn of those around her.
🗓️ Wed-Thurs, 8:30 p.m.
🎟️ $672 plus service charge
📍 Teatro Milán-Foro Lucerna (Lucerna 64, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc)
8. La vendedora de nubes
Based on a work by Elena Poniatowska, this story takes place in a colorful market in our city. There, next to the vegetable, food and household goods stalls, a girl has the most curious merchandise of all: a cloud, which she carries tied to a string, as if it were a balloon. As the dealers dismiss her offer, the audience will discover why she is selling it and learn a beautiful lesson about friendship and the value of standing up for our most cherished beliefs.
🗓️ Sat-Sun, 1 p.m., through Dec. 15
🎟️ $150 per person
📍 Teatro El Milagro (Milán 24, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc)
10. Yo no soy Masina
Zuadd Atala stars and directs this another one of the plays to see in CDMX. The actress embodies Giulietta Masina, muse and love of the great Federico Fellini. Through the female characters of the films La strada, Nights of Cabiria and Giulietta of the Spirits, the story addresses current issues such as the myth of romantic love, marriage and the taboos that still surround sexuality.
🗓️ Sat-Sun, 8 p.m., through Dec. 15
🎟️ $238 per person
📍 Helénico Cultural Center (Av. Revolución 1500, Guadalupe Inn)
14. Murder for two
Now, if you are looking for a good laugh, this is your option! This is one of the most awaited premieres of Teatro Milán for this season.
The play has 10 characters, but there are only two actors on stage: one who plays the detective and the other who transforms into 9 different people, all related to the murder that the first one investigates.
And that’s not all, but the main characters also play live piano, dance and sing while they tell us the story.
A famous writer was murdered during his birthday party, so a police officer arrives to find out and interrogates all the suspects. The encounters become hilarious, as everyone seems to have their own motives for committing the crime.
🗓️ Wed, 20:45 (through Dec. 25)
🎟️ From $300 per person, plus service charge.
📍 Teatro Milán-Foro Lucerna (Lucerna 64, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc)
15. Carnales
In a legendary cantina in the Centro Histórico, a group of five friends reunite 30 years later to catch up and reminisce about their shared childhood.
As they realize how much they have changed and how little they now have in common, they unearth dark memories that force them to recognize themselves as victims and perpetrators of different forms of violence. They will also become aware of how the consequences of those actions were very different for each of them.
At a time when we are seeking to redefine masculinities, eradicate machismo and open dialogues on how men are pigeonholed by the system since childhood, this production is a must-see.
🗓️ Thu, 20:30
🎟️ $600 per person
📍 Rafael Solana Theater (Av. Miguel Ángel de Quevedo 687, San Francisco, Coyoacán)
16. Hilos
The talented Alejandra Ambrosi debuts as director and producer of this other play to see this month in CDMX. She is also the protagonist.
The actress, who you may remember for her role as Marcela in the second season of Soy tu fan, plays Emma. Her character’s life is in a very dark moment, having lost her family, friends, career and even her dignity.
Determined to regain control, she starts by purging her room and digging up all her memories. It is her third move, forced by a legal process that has been a nightmare, and in the process of cleaning and getting rid of what no longer serves her, she will recall all the times she has been violated by a system that oppresses women in many ways.
🗓️ Tue, 8:30 p.m., through Dec. 17
🎟️ From $385 plus service charge
📍 Teatro Milán-Foro Lucerna (Lucerna 64, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc)
17. Esquizofrenia
A must-see in our recommendations of plays to see in CDMX in March 2024. The main character, a brilliant and surprising Rafael Perrín, voluntarily enters a mental hospital to study patients with schizophrenia.
During his experiment, his mind will begin to betray him… do all people suffer from some degree of schizophrenia, does he suffer, or do you?
As he recalls what he experienced, things spiral out of control and his mind – and that of his audience – is unable to distinguish whether what is happening is fiction or reality.
🗓️ Wed-Thurs, 8:30 p.m.
🎟️ tickets available for $500
📍 Ramiro Jiménez Theater (División del Norte 2545, Del Carmen, Coyoacán)
20. The House of Bernarda Alba, the Musical
Federico García Lorca ‘s classic reaches a new level with this musicalized version. Although the original play has only female characters, on stage in this other play to see in CDMX there are only men.
This feature is intended to enhance a critique of machismo, while the matriarch of the house – a widow – struggles to maintain an iron discipline in her home. Her daughters have been locked up for eight years, still mourning the death of their father, and are subdued by their authoritarian mother, who is most concerned about what people will say.
🗓️ Tue-Wed, 8:30 p.m.
🎟️ From $200, plus service charge
📍 Teatro Sogem “Wilberto Cantón” (José María Velasco 59, San José Insurgentes, Benito Juárez)
21. Tenderness
Is anything goes in love and war? That is the premise of this story, in which three men and three women try to discover if they really belong to “opposite sexes“.
With a funny tone and a production design reminiscent of Shakespearean theater, the plot questions gender roles, standards and taboos imposed by society, and makes us question why we continue to replicate them.
🗓️ Fri, 7pm and 9:30pm; Sat, 1 8am and 8:30pm, and Sun, 5pm and 7pm.
🎟️ Starting at $855, plus service charges.
📍 Teatro Libanés (Barranca del Muerto corner with 2 de abril, Crédito Constructor, Benito Juárez)
22. The Lady in Black
The longest running play currently in CDMX never disappoints. It features the celebrated performances of Rafael Perrín, Odiseo Bichir, Alejandro Tomassi, Juan Carlos Colombo and Ernesto D’Alessio, among others, alternating roles.
In the story, Arthur Kipps has written a play about a chilling event that changed his life. During the staging process, strange events begin to happen and not only on stage. 😰
🗓️ Friday, 8:30pm; Saturday, 6pm and 8:30pm, and Sunday, 6pm.
🎟️ Your tickets from $500
📍 Teatro Ofelia (Av. Thiers 287, Anzures, Miguel Hidalgo)
23. Los días de la nieve
With a legendary career of more than 40 years, Carmen Vera, the protagonist of this monologue, is a guarantee.
It is said that fans of Joan Manuel Serrat will particularly enjoy this another of the plays to see in CDMX, as they will be able to identify several of his lyrics in the script. In fact, the story is based on the poetry of Miguel Hernández, through the eyes of his widow.
Josefina Manresa narrates all her experiences at the artist’s side, including those of suffering.
🗓️ Mon, 8 p.m. (until Dec. 9)
🎟️ $350 general admission
📍 Café K-OZ Foro Cultural (Séneca 1329, Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo)
25. Inferno
Have you heard legends about ghosts haunting CDMX theaters? Well, that is precisely the central theme of this story.
The genius of horror Rafael Perrín is the undoubted guarantee behind this title, in which at some point you will lose track of what is real and what is fiction.
Accompanying Perrín on stage are: Ruy Senderos, Emmanuel Okaury, Alessandra Goñi, Ernesto Godoy, Miranda Norman, Ricardo Morel, Damián Martínez and César Perrín.
🗓️ Fri, 8:30 p.m., and Sat, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
🎟️ Tickets available for $500
📍 Enrique Elizalde Theater (Héroes del 47 #122, San Mateo, Coyoacán)
26. Cabaret
Now headed by Itatí Cantoral, a tremendous cast continues to shine with this staging that unites music, theater and burlesque.
The story takes place during the New Year’s Eve of 1929, in Berlin, where frivolity, eroticism and partying reign. Star dancer Sally Bowles (Cantoral) and the rest of the cast at the Kit Kat Club are unaware that the Nazi party is about to take power.
Surprise yourself with a live orchestra, vintage drinks and food, and get ready to travel back in time. It has been triumphing for months as one of the favorite plays to see in CDMX.
🗓️ Fri, 8:30pm; Sat, 5pm and 8:30pm, and Sun, 1:30pm and 5:30pm.
🎟️ From $1,062 per person, plus service charges.
📍 Teatro de los Insurgentes (Av. de los Insurgentes Sur 1587, San José Insurgentes, Benito Juárez)
27. 2:22, A Paranormal Story
This plot is perfect to keep you on the edge of your seat. Having just moved into their new house, Eli and Sam will test their opposing beliefs about the paranormal.
One night, Laura and Fer visit them for dinner and things take a disturbing turn. Right at 2:22 a.m. a chilling secret will be revealed to them.Are you up for finding out?
🗓 Fri, 8:45pm; Sat, 7:30pm, and Sun, 6:30pm.
🎟️ From $605 per person
📍Teatro Julio Prieto Xola (Eje 4 Sur 809, Del Valle Norte, Benito Juárez)
28. Seven times goodbye
A less idealistic and more current point of view of couple relationships.
The protagonists have been together for seven years, which we witness through fragments in non-linear time, but which allow us to see the background of the imminent breakup.
The romantic and difficult passages of this story are presented in a musical format, with a colloquial language with which you will surely identify. Love also means knowing when to say goodbye.
🗓️ Fri, 8 p.m.; Sat, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sun, 5 p.m.
🎟️ From $300
📍 Ramiro Jiménez Theater (División del Norte 2545, Del Carmen, Coyoacán)