Award-Winning Documentary Play 'Polígono' Brings Canary Islands History to Tenerife
The award-winning documentary play Polígono, which chronicles a 1980s public housing protest in the Canary Islands, arrives at Tenerife’s Espacio La Granja this Friday.
Documentary theater is helping to preserve the history of the Canary Islands, as shown by the upcoming arrival of the play Polígono in Tenerife. The production, which won three 2025 Réplica Awards—including Best Show, Best Direction, and Best Dramaturgy—tells the story of a neighborhood protest that began in the 1980s.
Produced by La Escrig Producciones, the play recreates how residents mobilized to demand public housing that had been delayed, highlighting the difficult living conditions of that time. The script is based on the real-life experiences of those who lived through the struggle, turning their personal stories into a piece of historical record.
The project was developed through "Sinapsis," a cultural initiative launched by the regional government in 2023. After debuting in 2024 at the Teatro Guiniguada in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria—where many of the original participants were in the audience—the play is now coming to the Espacio La Granja in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The performance takes place this Friday at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are available through the venue’s website or at the box office before the show begins.