In 1982, Tricicle premiered their first production,
Manicomic, at the Sala Villarroel.
Manicomic was a collection of gags, created over a three-year period. That same year, they received a prize at the
Sitges International Theater Festival.
Recognition in Spain In 1983, the group met television director
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, who invited them to perform a sketch on the TV show
Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez. They presented a parody of
Julio Iglesias's song "
Soy un truhán, soy un señor." Following this exposure, Tricicle premiered their show
Exit in 1984. The production toured across Spain and led to invitations to perform in several other countries.
Later productions In 1986, Tricicle premiered their third production,
Slastic, a series of comic sketches centered on sports. In November 2004, the group selected this work to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Later, Tricicle joined two other groups in Spain,
Dagoll Dagom and
Append, to found the production company "3xtr3s" (three by three). In addition to producing shows for three companies and other groups, the company leased the historic
Teatre Victòria in Barcelona for 20 years. The first production staged by "3xtr3s" at the theatre was
Botiga dels horrors (
The Little Shop of Horrors) by
Howard Ashman, which received critical acclaim.
Maturity (1990s–2000s) In 1992, the trio premiered its fourth production,
Terrrific. That same year, they produced a second TV series,
Festivals, and began preparing their first short film. On August 9, 1992, they performed at the
Montjuïc Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the
Barcelona Olympic Games. This marked the first comic performance included in an
Olympic ceremony.
Terrrific was followed in 1996 by
Entretres, which toured multiple cities over more than three years. In 1999, they premiered
Tricicle 20, an
anthology of sketches from previous productions commemorating the group's twentieth anniversary. In 2002, the group premiered
Sit, a collection of comic situations involving a chair. The show ran for three months at a theater in Paris during the winter of 2004. By 2005,
Tricicle had toured internationally in countries including China, Tunisia, Portugal, Austria and Argentina. In 2018, the group retired from live stage performances. In 2023, Tricicle received the
Max Award of Honour for their contributions to the performing arts in Spain. In 2025, the group partnered with
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