Mateu, Eduard, and Oriol have been lifelong friends. They're now 50 years old and have never seen each other cry. The situation, common among many male friendships, explodes at a dinner party when Oriol asks the big question: "Why is it so hard for men to cry in public? We're friends. Why have we never seen each other cry?" This is the trigger forA closed menu, the new comedy by Jordi Casanovas (Vilafranca del Penedès, 1978), which arrives this Friday at La Villarroel after having been shown in theaters in 40 Catalan municipalities. Directed by Lázaro García and produced by Hause & Richman, the play delves into the difficulties men face in expressing their emotions through three characters with three different ways of facing their masculinity.

Sala Beckett has a special history with Bartleby, the scrivener, by Herman Melville (1819-1891). When the theatre was still located in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, it opened in 1989 with a version headed by José Sanchis Sinisterra. Now the story about the clerk's job resignations returns to Beckett with a new adaptation by the playwright and director Llàtzer Garcia based on the translation by Carme Camacho and with the actor Albert Prat at the helm. This artistic tandem has given the form of a monologue to Melville's work and has focused the spotlight on the lawyer who sees how every time he sends a job to his worker, he responds with the phrase: "I would prefer not to do it." The show can be seen until March 9.