- Samanta Villar makes her theater debut alongside Beatriz Rico, Gonzalo Trujillo, and David Trabucchelli.
- The comedy is performed at the Teatro Talía in Valencia from September 2 to 20.
- The text by Gabriel Esparza and Javier Molina will then embark on a national tour.
Lie to Me premieres at the Teatro Talía in Valencia from September 2 to 20 with Samanta Villar and Beatriz Rico leading the cast. The comedy, written by Gabriel Esparza and Javier Molina, starts from a confessable infidelity only with the help of a friend and marks Villar’s theatrical debut.
A confession that activates the comedy
Elena, played by Samanta Villar, must tell her husband that she has been unfaithful. Before facing the conversation, she seeks out Natalia, her best friend, portrayed by Beatriz Rico. This impossible task —finding the right way to say an uncomfortable truth— sets the play in motion.
The premise allows for an exploration of sincerity, white lies, and the consequences of keeping secrets within a relationship. The information disseminated from Valencia insists that the production works from comedy, but does not shy away from recognizable questions: how much can a lie protect, when does it start to harm, and what responsibility does the one who knows the secret assume.
The friendship between Elena and Natalia is the first playing field. The audience receives not just a couple’s argument, but the prior process in which a person seeks help to sort out what they have done. That conversation amplifies the conflict and turns words —the ones avoided, the ones rehearsed, and the ones finally spoken— into the main theatrical mechanism.
The stage debut of Samanta Villar
The premiere marks the first theatrical venture of Samanta Villar, known for her career as a journalist and presenter. In the interview given to Hoy por Hoy Valencia, she explained that the project represents a professional challenge and that she approached the rehearsals with the insecurity typical of a new theatrical language for her.
Beatriz Rico highlighted her colleague’s discipline and work ethic, as well as the chemistry built between them. For Rico, the performance in Valencia has a personal component: she was born in the city and returns with a national premiere in which she shares the spotlight with an actress who presents herself to the theatrical audience for the first time.
The cast is completed by Gonzalo Trujillo and David Trabucchelli. The play relies, therefore, on four performers and a situation of closeness. It does not need a large-scale external conflict: it suffices with the tension that arises when friendship, couple, and secret are trapped in the same conversation.
A Valencian text with a touring ambition
Gabriel Esparza and Javier Molina, Valencian screenwriters, sign Lie to Me. The production is handled by No Somos Nadie, the company responsible for Pensionistas, the comedy. The premiere at the Talía serves as a starting point before a national tour announced by the production.
The choice of Valencia is not just a stop on the schedule. The city brings together the origin of the authors, the return of Beatriz Rico, and the public debut of the production. This concentration makes the performances at the Talía the first opportunity to see how the comedy breathes in front of real spectators.
The performers have noted that the audience’s response modifies each performance. Laughter and applause alter the rhythm, and each city offers a different energy. In Valencia, they explained, the audience may be contained in their reaction, but maintains an informed and respectful relationship with the theater.
Dates and reasons to see it
Lie to Me will be at the Teatro Talía from September 2 to 20. There are performances from Wednesday to Sunday and double sessions on Saturdays. After completing these dates, the show will begin its national tour, although the consulted information does not yet detail all the subsequent cities and dates.
The proposal comes with a clear draw —the debut of Samanta Villar—, but its interest does not end with the change of register. The text presents a daily conflict that allows the audience to recognize themselves without needing to have lived the same situation. Almost anyone has managed a difficult truth or tried to help another person say it.
Between humor and the vertigo of confession, Lie to Me offers a relationship comedy to open the Valencian season. The Talía concentrates the first performances of a play that will later seek new audiences, with four performers and a question capable of sustaining the entire evening: what happens when telling the truth seems as dangerous as hiding it.
