El Nuevo Teatro Español y lo insólito: sobre "El observador", de Luis Matilla, como pieza absurdo-fantástica
New Spanish Theatre and the Extraordinary: On Luis Matilla’s El observador as an Absurd-Fantastic Piece

Summary/Abstract: This article pursues two objectives. Firstly, it aims to trace the affi nities between two groups of concepts: on the one hand, absurd and grotesque, and on the other, fantastic and neo-fantastic. While those of the fi rst group are very common in the characterization of non-realistic theatre of the past century, the latter are rarely used in studies about the stage. Because of this, the text seeks to track down the possible meeting points between both groups, focusing on a specifi c corpus: the so-called New Spanish Th eatre. Secondly, concentrating on a representative piece of this current –El observador (1969), by Luis Matilla (1938)–, the aim is to verify to what extent the use of the categories of the fantastic and neo-fantastic is relevant for the understanding of such type of theatre. Th us, our intention is to blend together the theoretical aim with the critical one, wishing to reinforce the analytical perspectives of both dramatic and fantastic creations.

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