Leonardo Lidi has made a name for himself on the Italian theatre scene with forceful and original versions of some of the great classical authors: Ibsen, Lorca, D’Annunzio, and Molière. However, this is his first directorial venture with a piece by Chekhov, the first of a trilogy dedicated to the great playwright. The play is a drama about failed illusions and reflects the existential malaise of humanity at the turn of the century, poised between art and life, on the brink of some of the great 20th-century tragedies. The cast includes Giordano Agrusta, Maurizio Cardillo, Ilaria Falini, Christian La Rosa, Angela Malfitano, Francesca Mazza, Orietta Notari, Tino Rossi, Massimiliano Speziani, and Giuliana Vigogna.
by Anton Čechov
with Giordano Agrusta, Maurizio Cardillo, Ilaria Falini, Christian La Rosa, Francesca Mazza, Orietta Notari, Tino Rossi, Massimiliano Speziani, Giuliana Vigogna
direction Leonardo Lidi
scene and light Nicolas Bovey
costumes Aurora Damanti
sound Franco Visioli
Teatro Stabile dell’Umbria,
Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT – Teatro Nazionale
Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale
in collaboration with Spoleto Festival dei due Mondi