Onatti writes new exciting plays and uses different modern styles of theatre to make foreign languages accessible and mix language learning with entertainment.
To achieve this we craft the spoken word to complement your teaching.
A play for students learning Spanish
Cuándo, cómo y quién?
Play in Spanish
Play touring from Nov 2026 - July 2027
Something very suspicious has happened… The play opens on a chaotic and slightly comical crime scene following a robbery.
In this fast-paced and very interactive comedy, two detectives arrive at a bizarre scene filled with confusing clues. To solve the case, they must answer three essential questions:
¿cuándo pasó? ¿cómo pasó? ¿quién fue?
The problem is that some answers seem to lead only to more questions.
Your students will become part of the action as witnesses and suspects! Using cue cards and re-enactments, they offer alibis and different versions of events — each one helping or hindering the investigation.
Performed in accessible Spanish, this lively and humorous play invites the audience to listen closely, think like detectives, and solve the mystery. Expect twists, laughter, and a lot of very accessible Spanish.
LANGUAGE
This play is all in Spanish and performed by 2 native Spanish actors
AGE
Pitched at students aged 12 - 16 years old who are learning Spanish
LENTGH
This play is 45 mins long
PARTICIPATION
Some students from the audience will be encouraged to take on the roles of several characters in the play.
This is not pre-rehearsed. This adds a very entertaining and spontaneous element to Onatti's performances
ACTORS TBC
Rawmarsh School | Nov 2025
...absolutely superb
...Y9 for us is a challenging year group but Laura and Mariano really had them entertained and captivated throughout. Student understanding was great from our feedback
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Salford City Academy | Nov 2025
...fantastic production
Just to say a huge thank you to your actors and yourself for a fantastic production.
Our students said it was amazing and hopefully will help them look at Spanish from a different angle in their GCSE year.
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Ruislip High School | Jan 2026
...excellent play
Thank you again for another excellent play. The students were completely enthralled especially when 5 were hand picked from the audience. The feedback from the students has been amazing.
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Katherine Warington School | Jan 2026
...truly fantastic..
...A truly fantastic experience for our students. The interaction was engaging, supportive, and encouraging, inspiring others to get involved!..
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Every play is accompanied with worksheets.
These are available to download on this website.
They contain a synopsis of the play, some extracts from the written script and some useful words and phrases