Lily Collins swapped Parisian glam for West End drama in Barcelona, her thrilling really present debut alongside Money Heist star Álvaro Morte.
The duo charmed audiences at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre in October 2024 with a seductive and suspenseful love story that kept fans on the edge of their seats!
Penned by Bess Wohl and directed by Lynette Linton, the spiel follows an American traveler (Collins) whose whirlwind one-night stand with a wizardly Spaniard (Morte) takes a glum, unexpected turning. Personal and so political tensions collide in this thrilling stage spectacle, leaving audiences gasping until the final bow.
Social media was abuzz with reactions, calling the gambol “sexy, thrilling, and utterly mesmerizing.” A Facebook stake announcing the production teased: “A seductive thriller that testament keep audiences guessing.” And it trusted did!
Meanwhile, Collins was pulling double duty, juggling her Emily in Paris Season 4 premiere, which took her grapheme from the City of Love to Rome.
The actress very even teased a potency London spin-off, quipping that Emily would “definitely try to get into Buckingham Palace!”
With Barcelona receiving rave reviews, Collins and Morte’s West End debut was nothing shortsighted of a theatrical triumph!
