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[title]Every summer, Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, and Carlos Paz reaffirm their status as Argentina’s three major theater hubs, with a lineup that brings together family-friendly comedies, musicals, intimate dramas, solo performances, and stage adaptations of hit films. The 2026 theater season offers a diverse program featuring renowned casts, acclaimed directors, and productions that blend emotion, humor, and powerful stage presence. From stories about relationships and family life to physical, absurdist performances, this guide rounds up the must-see theater shows of Summer 2026 across the country’s main theater destinations.
Buenos Aires
1. Papá por siempre
Cast: Campi, Daniela Viaggiamari, Albana Fuentes. Director: Ariel Del Mastro.
The beloved character that won over an entire generation in the 1990s returns to the stage in this theatrical adaptation of Mrs. Doubtfire. Daniel, a charismatic but immature voice actor, is going through a recent divorce that keeps him away from his children under strict conditions. Determined not to lose his bond with them, he comes up with a plan that is as outrageous as it is touching: transforming himself into the nanny “Mrs. Doubtfire” to stay close to his family. Full of mix-ups and hilarious situations, the play blends emotion with nostalgic nods in a story that remains timeless.
Where: Teatro Liceo. Tickets, here.
2. El divorcio del año
Cast: Fabián Vena, Juan Palomino, Guillermina Valdés, Ernestina Pais, Rocío Igarzábal. Directors: Mariela Asensio & José María Muscari
A separation marked by a love that still lingers, the absurdity of the legal system, and a daughter who watches and resists as the adults unravel. Between lawyers willing to do anything, headlines that oversimplify complexity, and social media amplifying every move, the conflict escalates into a public spectacle. With sharp humor and a deeply human sensitivity, this lucid comedy explores contemporary relationships, emotional exposure, and the contradictions that surface when love is no longer enough—but hasn’t disappeared either.
Where: Multiteatro. Tickets, here.
3. Rocky
Cast: Nico Vázquez, Dai Fernández, David Masajnik, ensemble. Directors: Nicolás Vázquez & Mariano De María
Rocky Balboa, a second-rate boxer, is given the unthinkable chance to face world champion Apollo Creed. On the road to the fight of his life, he finds in Adrian the love and strength he needs to overcome his fears and get back up every time he falls. Based on the iconic film, this stage adaptation celebrates perseverance, love, and the belief that the real victory lies in never giving up.
Where: Teatro Lola Membrives. Tickets, here.
4. Quién es quién
Cast: Soledad Silveyra, Luis Brandoni. Director: Héctor Díaz
A sharp, fresh comedy that dives into the life of a couple trapped in routine. While waiting for friends to arrive for dinner, small tensions and unexpected situations unleash a cascade of hilarious moments and deeper reflections on love, communication, and the pursuit of happiness. With witty dialogue and dynamic pacing, the play shows how everyday life can become extraordinary with just a touch of madness.
Where: Teatro Multitabaris. Tickets, here.
5. Las Hijas
Cast: Julieta Díaz, Soledad Villamil, Pilar Gamboa. Director: Adrián Suar
A heartfelt comedy about family ties, love, duty, and accepting the irreversible. Three sisters confront their mother Elena’s Alzheimer’s—a strict, demanding judge who shaped each of them differently. As they gather to decide how to care for her, old tensions, memories, and contradictions resurface. Inés, a tarot reader; María José, a forensic psychiatrist; and Roberta, a frustrated artist, face the situation from opposing perspectives. Over the course of an emotionally charged and humorous night, they realize they are not ready to see their mother stop being who she once was.
Where: Teatro Paseo La Plaza. Tickets, here.
6. La función que sale mal
Cast: Diego Reinhold, Héctor Díaz, Fredy Villareal, Dan Breitman, Sofía González Gil, Gonzalo Suárez, Maida Andreanacci, Federico Ottone. Director: Manuel González Gil
A company determined to stage a serious crime drama is hit by an unstoppable series of accidents, mistakes, and onstage disasters that make everything go hilariously wrong. Collapsing sets, forgotten lines, unruly props, and ever more absurd situations create meticulously choreographed chaos. The result is a fast-paced, explosive comedy where every mishap brings another round of laughter.
Where: Teatro Metropolitan. Tickets, here.
7. Cuestión de género
Cast: Moria Casán, Jorge Marrale. Director: Nelson Valente
Jade receives a medical diagnosis that forces her to confront a truth she has kept hidden for decades, triggering an unavoidable confession. Meanwhile, her husband—a politician in the middle of a campaign—will do everything he can to protect his public image, even at the expense of his closest relationships. The arrival of their daughter with news as unexpected as it is revolutionary pushes tensions to the limit. With acidic humor and sharp intelligence, the play explores family secrets, identity, and the weight of appearances.
Where: Teatro Metropolitan. Tickets, here.
8. Las que gritan
Cast: Julia Zenko, Laura Novoa, Eugenia Guerty, Karina Piñeiro. Director: Manuel González Gil
Three sisters, shaped by old wounds, lingering silences, and unresolved frustrations, are summoned by their mother to spend a weekend together. What starts as a simple family gathering turns into a space where the unspoken surfaces, tensions become visible, and bottled-up emotions finally emerge. Blending humor, tenderness, and absurdity, the play offers a sharp yet sensitive look at family bonds, inherited expectations, and the complexity of loving one another—even when it’s hard.
Where: Teatro Metropolitan. Tickets, here.
9. Druk
Cast: Pablo Echarri, Juan Gil Navarro, Osqui Guzmán, Carlos Portaluppi. Director: Javier Daulte
Based on the hit Danish film, the play follows four teachers who decide to test an unusual theory: maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood to boost creativity and everyday performance. What begins as a harmless experiment among friends quickly spirals out of control, as boundaries blur and emotions intensify. Between euphoria, crisis, and disillusionment, the story becomes a dangerous spiral that challenges identity, relationships, and the very idea of control.
Where: Teatro Metropolitan. Tickets, here.
10. Vamo’ lo Pibe
Cast: Antonio Grimau, Osvaldo Laport, Osvaldo Santoro, Raúl Lavié. Director: Federico Palazzo
Four octogenarian friends decide to fulfill one last dream: forming a band, hopping into a motorhome, and going on tour. What starts as a charitable mission to get a hearing aid for a former singer turns into an unexpected journey filled with outrageous situations and tender moments. Through laughter, missteps, and a healthy dose of geriatric rebellion, the play celebrates friendship, reinvention, and the right to be joyfully ridiculous—at any age.
Where: Multiteatro. Tickets, here.
11. Un Poyo Rojo
Cast: Alfonso Barón, Luciano Rosso. Director: Hermes Gaido
Dance, sport, humor, acrobatics, and raw physical power come together in this iconic piece that turns the body into the main channel of expression. Through precise movements, strength-based games, and meaningful silences, the work explores masculinity, competition, desire, and non-verbal communication. Sensual, absurd, and relentless in rhythm, the show invites audiences to laugh, be amazed, and reflect on the limits of language and the infinite possibilities of expression.
Where: Teatro Metropolitan. Tickets, here.
12. El jefe del jefe
Cast: Diego Peretti, Federico D’Elía, Juan Isola, Ariadna Asturzzi, ensemble. Director: Javier Daulte
Gabriel, the owner of a company for sale, invented a fictional president years ago to avoid making uncomfortable decisions. When foreign buyers demand to meet “the Boss,” he hires Cristian, an unemployed actor, to play the part. But Cristian’s improvisational method unleashes a chain of lies and absurd situations that turn the negotiation into a riotous comedy about power and appearances.
Where: Teatro Paseo La Plaza. Tickets, here.
13. Relatividad
Cast: Gabriela Toscano, Luis Machín, Catherine Biquard. Director: Carlos Rivas
In the winter of 1949, a mysterious woman approaches Albert Einstein under the pretext of an interview and leads him to a meeting at her home that quickly turns into a tense verbal duel. As the conversation unfolds, the journalist presses him about a past episode he tries to hide, revealing a secret capable of shaking the image of the 20th century’s most admired genius. What begins as a friendly chat evolves into an unsettling, almost detective-like plot where the truth emerges forcefully, changing both lives forever.
Where: Teatro Picadero. Tickets, here.
14. Salud, Moldavsky y amor
Performed and directed by: Roberto Moldavsky
Roberto Moldavsky returns to the stage with a refreshed show featuring new stories about politics, family relationships, the passage of time, and our increasingly absurd relationship with technology. Accompanied by live music, he delivers his sharp, everyday observations, turning familiar situations into instant laughter. With a direct, approachable tone and unstoppable energy, the show invites us to laugh at ourselves and the contradictions of modern life.
Where: Teatro Apolo. Tickets, here.
15. Tirria
Cast: Diego Capusotto, Andrea Politti, Rafael Spregelburd. Director: Carlos Branca
Every summer, the Sobrado Alvear family pretends to travel to Europe to hide their financial ruin, when in reality they remain locked inside their mansion, surviving on rice pudding and imagined memories. Hilario, the loyal servant and “almost family,” is the only one who knows the truth and will do anything to protect the household’s honor. Tirria is a comedy of masks and misunderstandings that blends grotesque humor with a tribute to classic Argentine cinema, where appearances become as delirious as they are unsettling.
Where: Teatro Metropolitan. Tickets, here.
16. La última sesión de Freud
Cast: Luis Machín, Javier Lorenzo. Director: Daniel Veronese
In London, on the day World War II breaks out, Sigmund Freud receives C. S. Lewis at his home for a meeting as unexpected as it is intense. Through sharp, passionate dialogue, the two engage in a profound debate about the existence of God, desire, pain, faith, and the meaning of life, as the world teeters on the brink of chaos. A philosophical, intimate, and deeply human piece that exposes the contradictions, fears, and convictions of two brilliant minds.
Where: Teatro Picadero. Tickets, here.
17. Apocalipsync
Cast: Luciano Rosso. Director: Luciano Rosso
Born during the pandemic, this production blends lip sync, clowning, dance, and contortion. With his unmistakable physical expressiveness and stage presence, Luciano Rosso brings to life dozens of eccentric, endearing characters in a comic and poetic journey about the creativity that emerges from solitude.
Where: Teatro Paseo La Plaza. Tickets, here.
18. Empieza con D, siete letras
Cast: Eduardo Blanco, Victoria Almeida. Director: Juan José Campanella
In the waiting room of a dental office, Miranda—a charismatic, talkative yoga teacher—and Luis—a retired, widowed doctor—meet unexpectedly. Through irony, humor, and deeply human moments, a bond begins to form, leading them to rethink love and the possibility of starting over. A sensitive and entertaining romantic comedy about second chances, vulnerability, and life’s ability to surprise us at any stage.
Where: Teatro Politeama. Tickets, here.
Mar del Plata
1. Chanta
Cast: Agustín “Rada” Aristarán. Director: Marcelo Caballero
After his death, Julio Ballesteros revisits his life and, through it, lays bare the contradictions, miseries, and rituals of Argentine society. With a cynical, biting, and ironic tone, the play delivers a fierce satire on ambition, opportunism, and social hypocrisy. Sharp monologues and incisive dialogue sketch a protagonist who is as much a con artist as he is emblematic, in a fast-paced, ever-shifting, highly visual narrative that moves like a well-played card trick: quick, razor-sharp, and relentless.
Where: Teatro Lido. Tickets, here.
2. La cena de los tontos
Cast: Martín Bossi, Gustavo Bermúdez, Laurita Fernández. Director: Marcos Carnevale
A group of friends hosts weekly dinners in which each guest invites someone they consider a “fool” to mock them. Everything spirals out of control when Pablo Barrantes brings Francisco Pignon, a naïve and charming man who, without intending to, unleashes a chain of situations that are as hilarious as they are disastrous. With sharp, intelligent humor, the play challenges selfishness, appearances, and the real underlying question: who is the fool, really?
Where: Teatro Neptuno. Tickets, here.
3. Pretty Woman – The Musical
Cast: Florencia Peña, Juan Ingaramo. Director: Ricky Pashkus
The romantic story that defined the 1990s, reimagined as a musical. Vivian, a young sex worker, meets Edward, a millionaire with whom she forms an immediate connection. After their first encounter, he asks her to accompany him for a week to a series of social events, immersing her in the exclusive world of high society, with all its prejudices and tensions. Through songs, romance, and personal transformation, both discover that love can change everything.
Where: Teatro Mar del Plata. Tickets, here.
4. El hombre inesperado
Starring and directed by: Germán Palacios & Inés Estévez
A journey and an unthinkable encounter set this story in motion, as two lonely souls find themselves in the same train carriage and, as the trip unfolds, their thoughts intertwine in an exchange filled with poetry, humor, and intelligence. Through unexpected twists and reflections on chance and destiny, the audience becomes a witness—and accomplice—to a journey that may transform their lives.
Where: Centro de Arte Radiocity – Roxy – Melany. Tickets, here.
5. El Secreto
Cast: Gerardo Romano, Ana María Picchio, Rodrigo Noya, Gabriela Sari. Director: Manuel González Gil
A recently retired couple enjoys what seems to be a peaceful life in an elegant apartment. Amid routines and small everyday disagreements, an unexpected secret emerges and changes everything, putting their relationship to the test. With humor and sensitivity, the play explores the truths and lies that sustain relationships, inviting the audience to ask: what would happen if your own secret were revealed?
Where: Teatro Atlas. Tickets, here.
6. Vanya
Cast: Paulo Brunetti. Director: Oscar Barney Finn
Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, adapted by Simon Stephens, is presented here in a powerful solo version that brings new intensity to the hopes and dreams of this literary classic.
More than a century after it was written, the play continues to shed light on the contradictions and complexities of the human condition, offering an intense and poetic journey through Anton Chekhov’s universe, in which a single actor embodies all the characters, creating a contemporary, intimate, and deeply moving theatrical experience.
Where: Cuatro Elementos Espacio Teatral. Tickets, here.
Carlos Paz
1. Cortocircuito
Cast: Pedro Alfonso, Yayo Guridi, Viviana Saccone, Sebastián Almada, Julieta Poggio. Director: Diego Ramos
A family tries to resolve what seems like a minor, everyday conflict, but a small short circuit is enough to send the situation completely out of control. From there, a series of mix-ups, misunderstandings, and increasingly absurd circumstances turn initial calm into irresistible chaos. With brisk pacing and constant humor, the play delivers a family comedy where the simple becomes explosive—and proves that when everything blows up, laughter is inevitable.
Where: Teatro Del Lago. Tickets, here.
2. El cuarto de Verónica
Cast: Silvia Kutika, Fabio Aste, Tania Marioni, Adrián Lazare
Susan is having dinner with her boyfriend at a restaurant when a charming elderly couple approaches them, struck by the young woman’s uncanny resemblance to Veronica, a girl who died years earlier in the mansion where they work as caretakers. Intrigued, Susan and her boyfriend agree to accompany them to see the portrait that confirms the likeness. From that moment on, the visit turns into a chilling nightmare, filled with suspense and mystery, culminating in an unexpected ending.
Where: Teatro Candilejas. Tickets, here.
3. Es complicado
Cast: Claribel Medina, Pablo Alarcón. Director: Ernesto Medela
A marriage coming to an end, an inevitable divorce, and a weekend house that becomes the setting for reunions and unresolved issues. Over the course of a single day and night, love and heartbreak, jealousy, memories of what once was, and questions about what still could be all come to the surface. With humor, emotion, and a great deal of honesty, the play invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and be moved—reminding us that even when everything seems over, love is always complicated.
Where: Auditorio Municipal Luis Berti. Tickets at Sala Caraffa, pje Tassano 55.
4. Ni media palabra
Cast: Nicolás Cabré, Mariano Martínez, Bicho Gómez
Three men get together for what seems like a quiet night, until a game—and a visit as unexpected as it is uncomfortable—throws everything into disarray. Suddenly, what looked like a calm gathering turns into a chain of unpredictable situations, misunderstandings, and hilarious twists where nothing goes as planned. With brisk pacing and constant humor, this family-friendly comedy guarantees laughs from start to finish.
Where: Teatro Holiday. Tickets, here.
5. Florigonal
Cast: Gladys Florimonte, Sergio Gonal
With instant-impact humor, Sergio Gonal and Gladys Florimonte offer something different this season: a kind of “discipline” designed to help audiences forget, for a while, everything that brings them down. From the moment spectators enter the theater, they become part of the FloriGonal community, where laughter begins before the show even starts and lasts until the very end. Fueled by the shared energy between performers and audience, the night becomes a true celebration of joy, complicity, and good vibes.
Where: Teatro El Sol. Tickets, here.