Barcelona's opera house hires 'intimacy director' who worked on Normal People

Ita O'Brien has advised on intimate scenes in Normal People and took part in an event on consent on Culture Night in Dublin last month

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones in a scene from Normal People. Ita O'Brien advised on intimacy scenes.

Barcelona's opera house has hired an internationally renowned "intimacy director" to ensure performers are comfortable taking part in passionate scenes, in a first for Spain and a rarity for continental Europe.

The role's creation comes after the #MeToo movement rocked the movie industry but also the opera world with sexual harassment accusations.