I’m a performer, writer, and theatre maker.

I grew up in Barcelona, where I studied Journalism at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona and attended the Col.legi de Teatre for 3 years, which is where I understood what theatre could be.

I trained in Paris with Jacques Lecoq (1996-98), where I met Joseph Alford while he was staging a free interpretation of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ in miniature, on a stage the size of a big table. In 1999, we became Co-Artistic Directors of theatre O. I have co-created and performed in all of the company’s shows. Together, we have designed and delivered theatre workshops all over the world.

What I love most about my work is being inside of it and collaborating with others to create pieces that are born from the collective work done in the rehearsal room. I’m interested in working with stories with the human struggle (of any kind) at their centre and experimenting with form, mixing text, movement, film, and humour with craftsmanship and imagination.

In 2018, I was awarded a development grant by Arts Council England, which helped me explore and develop my possibilities as a writer. Since then, I have written a play (Sheriff) for theatre O and have had short stories published in Spain as part of an Anthology (El ruido de las lavadoras, ed.dosmanos) curated by writer Esmeralda Berbel.
Aside from theatre, I work extensively as an actor in theatre, film, and television, and as Movement Director in major UK theatres. My longstanding collaborations include work with Phyllida Lloyd in the Shakespeare Trilogy project, with filmmaker Daria Martin, writer and theatre maker Jonathan Young, and composer Melanie Wilson.

In the past 10 years, a lot of my work has had a strong social component, and I’m passionate about continuing to explore how theatre intersects with the real world. In this field, my most significant involvement has been with The School Theatre Project; creating and delivering a brand-new curriculum to introduce theatre into all state schools in Saudi Arabia (2022-24). I also work with ATT (Active Training Team) as an actor and facilitator to explore and manage behaviour in the context of the construction industry.

I have an ongoing involvement in education and have taught at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, and Guildford Drama School, amongst others. I love languages and am fluent in Spanish, Catalan, French, and English, and I’m studying Russian and Arabic. I’m working towards getting my Karate black belt in the next couple of years…

carolina@theatreO.co.uk

Agent: Jess Alford/ United Agents - JAlford@unitedagents.co.uk

Projects

Theatre

With theatre O (directed by Joseph Alford):

Sheriff - Shoreditch Town Hall - writer/performer
The Secret Agent - Young Vic and UK tour - deviser/performer
Delirium - Barbican and UK/Ireland tour - deviser/performer
Astronaut - Barbican and UK tour - deviser/performer
The Argument - Barbican and world tour - deviser/performer
The Lesson - BAC - deviser/performer
3 Dark Tales - Barbican and world tour - deviser/performer
Bond - BAC and UK tour - deviser/performer

With Others:

Icon, Machine, Monument- (dir. Melanie Wilson) - Artistic Collaborator and Movement Director
Somnai - Dot Dot Dot Productions - Devisor and Performance Co-Director
Doctor Who Audio Book - Big Finish Productions - Performer
Ramona tells Jim - The Bush Theatre (dir. Mel Hillyard) - Movement Director
The Shakespeare Trilogy (Julius Caesar, Henry IV, The Tempest) - Donmar Warehouse/St Anne's Warehouse, New York (dir. Phyllida Lloyd) - Performer and Associate Movement Director
The Opera of the Unknown Woman - Wales Millenium Centre (dir. Melanie Wilson) - Movement Director
The Brink - Orange Tree Theatre (dir. Mel Hillyard) - Movement Director
Henry IV - St Anne's Warehouse/Donmar (dir. Phyllida Lloyd) - Performer
The Late Henry Moss- Southwark Playhouse (dir. Mel Hillyard) - Performer
Treasure Island- National Theatre (dir. Polly Finlay) - Movement Director
Hamlet- RSC (dir. David Farr) - Movement Director
Gallup Memo - Dir. Joseph Alford/ Composer Ed Jessen/ London Sinfonietta - Performer/Deviser
Julius Caesar- Donmar Warehouse (dir. Phyllida Lloyd) - Performer / Associate Movement Director
Napoli Millionaria - Central School of Speech and Drama (dir. Sarah Davey-Hull) - Movement Director
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui- Liverpool Playhouse - Movement Director
Reykjavik - Shams - Director
The Thirteen Midnight Challenges of Angelus Diablo- RSC (dir. Lu Kemp) - Performer
Absurdia - Donmar Warehouse (dir. Douglas Hodge) - Movement Director
Casanova - Told By An Idiot (dir. Paul Hunter) - Performer
Lindy’s Got a Gun - Trafalgar Studios (dir. Enda Walsh) - Performer
The Garden - Shams - Director
All Mapped Out - Gogolia - Director
The Barber of Seville - Opera 21 - Director / Performer
Carmen - Opera 21 - Director / Performer

TV/Film

I Swear- feature film (One Story High/Tempo) Dir. Kirk Jones - Barbara Morera
Grace - ITV (Series 2 onwards) - Nadiuska de Sancha
Killing Eve - BBC (dir. Terry McDonough)
Tonight The World - short film (directed by. Daria Martin) - Devisor
At the threshold - short film (dir. Daria Martin and Joseph Alford)
A Little Chaos - Lionsgate Films (dir. Alan Rickman) - Queen Marie Therese
Call the Midwife- BBC (dir. Philippa Lowthorpe) - Conchita Warren