The show La tercera fuga, by Victoria Szpunberg, has been one of the big winners of the 29th edition of the Max awards, which were presented this Monday night at the Roman Theatre of Mérida. The production about a family marked by escapes and exile has been awarded for best theatre ensemble, best theatrical authorship —with Victoria Szpunberg and Albert Pijuan at the helm—, and best actor for Ton Vieira. La tercera fugapremiered last April at the Sala Gran of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya and will return next season. In the category of best theatre show, 1936 won, a production about the impact of the Civil War directed by Andrés Lima, with Catalan participation from Terrat and Albert Boronat in the dramaturgy, along with the Centro Dramático Nacional and Check-in Producciones.

A strong Catalan harvest at the 28th edition of the Max Awards, the most prestigious performing arts awards in Spain, held this Monday night at the Gayarre Theater in Pamplona. Actress Àgata Roca was awarded the Max Award for Best Performance for her role in "The Role of a Woman in a Drama Series." The categorical imperative, Victoria Szpunberg's show in which she plays an ethics professor in a hostile world and which is currently being performed at the Teatre Lliure. Actor Enric Auquer has been awarded the Max Award for Best Performance for The day of the Watusi, the theatrical adaptation of the novel by Francisco Casavella, directed by Ivan Morales and directed by will return to Lliure next season with some changes in the cast.