Teatro crítico contra la conciencia en crisis: Nada que perder

ABSTRACT

In this article I introduce how the 2008 financial crisis appears in the Spanish recent drama. Although the impact of the crisis has been studied in other genres and artistic expressions such as narrative, poetry, or comics, this issue needs more attention in Spanish contemporary drama. The article proposes a critical analysis of Nada que perder (Bazo, Romero, and Yagüe, 2016). In this play, we can observe a new perspective of the crisis that not only holds the ruling class responsible for the situation, but also charges the ordinary people with irresponsibility and lack of public conscience.

KEYWORDS:

• Corruption
• crisis
• cultural criticism
• literary commitment
• modern drama

Funding

Este artículo es resultado de investigación realizada en el proyecto de investigación METAPHORA (Referencia FFI2014-53391-P), financiado por la Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación.