About the work
El tiempo entre costuras is a Spanish musical based on María Dueñas's 2009 debut novel of the same name. The music is by Iván Macías, with book and lyrics by Félix Amador; Dueñas advised throughout its creation. beon. Entertainment premiered it on 2 December 2021 at the Teatro Principal in Zaragoza, directed by Federico Barrios Fierro. In Madrid it first played at the Espacio Delicias in 2022, after a tour at the Teatro La Latina in spring 2024 and again at the Teatro Calderón in 2026.
Plot
Madrid in the mid-1930s: the young seamstress Sira Quiroga leaves her fiancé and follows Ramiro to Tangier, where he abandons her penniless. In the protectorate capital Tetouan she builds up a fashion workshop and dresses influential clients. During the Second World War she returns to Madrid under a new identity and is drawn into the world of espionage through her clientele.
Cultural significance
The novel has been translated into some 40 languages, sold millions of copies and was adapted as a television series in 2013. The musical version toured some 15 Spanish cities and has been revived several times in Madrid.