Madonna

Madame X (2019–20) used theatre venues to frame Madonna as a shifting character moving through political imagery, personal speech and music connected to her life in Lisbon. The spy persona supplied a recurring thread rather than a straightforward plot with a single destination. Watch the concert film for the changes in scale between ensemble scenes and moments of direct address. The production belongs here because its intimacy and theatrical transitions reshape the set, making it more than an arena show reduced to a smaller room.