Poised between comedy and unease, Pirandello weaves appearance and truth into a cruel interplay of morality and desire. In a suspended time, Vanessa Gravina, Max Malatesta, Franca Penone, and Nicola Rignanese—under the direction of Roberto Valerio—embody grotesque and dreamlike characters on a stage that mirrors the human soul, with its hypocrisies and passions. In this oneiric theatre, reality blends with dream, and man, beast, and virtue clash in an eternal, timeless drama.

by Luigi Pirandello
directed by Roberto Valerio
Fondazione Teatri di Pistoia
in collaboration with Fondazione Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine