If this note had a roadmap, The stops would be Madrid, Paris, London and Barcelona.. Although the news will have as its real setting the capital of England. This Monday it was announced that the Spanish actor Alvaro Deathknown internationally for the series La casa de papel, will debut alongside Lily Collins (the protagonist of Emily in Paris) in London’s West End.
Popular figures thanks to the success of their series on Netflixwill share the stage in the play Barcelonaby Bess Wohl, directed by Lynette Linton.
The play will be performed at the Duke of York Theatre for twelve weeks, between October 21 and January 11according to the details on the theatre’s website.
Set in the Catalan capital, the work is described as A thriller about a game of seduction between two characters, an American tourist and a “handsome Spaniard”What begins as a chance encounter evolves into a more complex and dangerous situation, in which personal and political elements intertwine.
The Professor, played by Álvaro Morte, a key piece of “La Casa de Papel”.
Bess Whol She is a renowned American playwright and filmmaker whose credits include the play Grand Horizonsnominated for the Tony Awards in 2021, the film Baby Ruby (2022), starring Noemi Merlant and Kit Harrington, and the series Extrapolationsfrom Apple TV.
Linton, for her part, has been acclaimed for her production of Blues for an Alabama Skyat the National Theatre, and is the artistic director of the Bush Theatre in London.
The paths of Morte & Collins
With more than 20 years of experience, Álvaro Morte rose to international popularity thanks to his role as the leader of the gang of robbers in La casa de papelFrom there, his fame grew not only in Spain – the country where he was born, in February 1975 – but in several countries, where his following series were broadcast, such as The pier y Unlimited.
A scene from “Emily in Paris,” the Netflix series starring Lily Collins.
Born in Algeciras, at the age of 24 he graduated from the Higher School of Dramatic Art in Córdoba and, when he felt mature as an actor, He founded the theater company “300 Pistolas” and was encouraged to direct plays as Lazarillo de Tormes, Three Top Hats, The House of Bernarda Alba o The dog in the manger.
On television, beyond his emblematic role of Sergio Marquina, alias El Profesor (between 2017 and 2021), he stood out in fictions such as Bandolera, Love is forever y The secret of Puente Viejo.
His film career has included fewer characters so far than those he had on TV, but with good compositions in the films. During the stormtogether with Adriana Ugarte, and Objects.
The female lead of the play rose to worldwide fame for the episodic comedy Emily in Parisa job that allowed her to put the label of presentation that is imposed on her to rest. For many she was always “Phil Collins’ daughter”, a fact that is true and which she does not deny, but she feels that she has her own path in art, beyond kinship.
Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, England, on March 18, 1989, and is a model in addition to being an actress. She made her film debut in the film The Blind Sidefrom 2009. And three years later he received great critical acclaim for his role in the film Mirror Mirrorin which She played Snow White.
