Beyond Therapy: An English-Language Absurdist Comedy Is Coming to Valencia This May

The VLC Playground is bringing Christopher Durang's absurdist comedy Beyond Therapy to Valencia — performed entirely in English. The show runs on May 16, 17, and 24. Tickets are available at vlcplayground.com/theatre.

Beyond Therapy follows two people who meet through a personal ad and attempt to navigate love, identity, and a pair of spectacularly unhelpful therapists—sharp, funny, and delightfully unhinged — classic 1980s New York chaos with a very modern heart.

Beyond Therapy follows Bruce and Prudence, two neurotic New Yorkers who meet through a personal ad and stumble their way toward something resembling a relationship. The catch: they're both in therapy. The bigger catch: their therapists are even more of a mess than they are. Durang skewers the self-help culture in America with precision — the result is a comedy that is equal parts absurd, tender, and genuinely sharp.

First staged on Broadway in 1982, the play has lost none of its bite. Questions of identity, vulnerability, and the very human need to be understood feel just as relevant today as they did four decades ago — only now with better shoes. If you enjoy theatre that makes you laugh while quietly pulling the rug out from under you, this one is worth your Friday night.