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Adrián Perea, born in 1997 in Madrid, studied Playwriting and Directing at RESAD and completed a Master’s degree in Screenwriting at Universidad Carlos III. Since 2019, he has been part of the company Mudanzas López, where he has co-authored several plays together with Álvaro Nogales.
Perea is the author of works such as «Patrimonio cultural» (11th Programme for Contemporary Playwriting, INAEM) and «Observin aquests fills de puta» (finalist for the 2025 BBVA Theatre Award). His work has received various distinctions, including the award for «El reino de los cualquiera». Previously, he was also recognized in the 28th edition of the same competition for «El leñador y la extranjera». In 2020, he received one of the creative grants from the Community of Madrid for «Una y otra vez», his first film screenplay. Together with Nogales, he has developed works such as «Ahora que nos dejan hablar» (Corral de Comedias de Alcalá de Henares), «Los chicos de Baker-Miller» (Surge Madrid Festival, Sala Mirador), and «Las juventudes» (10th Playwrights’ Lab of the Fundación SGAE). He has adapted and translated musicals such as «Rent» (Teatro Fernán Gómez) and has participated in residency programs at various theatre institutions, including Sala Beckett and the Centro Dramático Nacional. He also collaborated with the education department of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía on the performance «Generación Reina. Una adolescencia real».
Together with Álvaro Nogales, he presents his first work at the Schauspielhaus with MAGIC KINGDOM.
