Mary Magdalene was not a sinful prostitute, but one of the apostles and a companion of Jesus Christ. She stood at the foot of the cross and delivered the good news of the resurrected Christ. Furthermore, she is the central figure in a theatrical production that reclaims the true role of women in history in a show where the captivating audiovisual component largely compensates for the shortcomings of the text and the dramaturgy.

"The story we've been told about Mary Magdalene is a kind of Pretty woman from the first century. What we all think is that she was a sinful and repentant prostitute whom Jesus forgave. But this is a myth,” says Carme Portaceli, director of the National Theatre of Catalonia (TNC), who adds that “none of the canonical gospels say that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute.” Where does the archetype come from? What impact has it had on women throughout more than two thousand years of history? Why has it been constructed? Mary MagdaleneThe TNC's big bet for this season.

He good moment for Catalan theatre This is also reflected in the season that the National Theatre of Catalonia (TNC) is about to close. While we await the final figures, this year the public theatre has achieved 87% occupancy (of which 25% is audiences under 35 years old) and 134,000 spectators. 2,000 more than the previous season"We are fighting to have one of the best theaters in Europe. The numbers are in our favor," said TNC director Carme Portaceli on Tuesday, taking the opportunity to recall some of the season's successes, such as The spider, by Jordi Prat i Coll, and The third escape, by Victoria Szpunberg.