by Richard Bean, Lee Blessing, David Greig, Ron Hutchinson, Stephen Jeffreys, Ben Ockrent, Simon Stephens, Colin Teevan, Naomi Wallace, Joy Wilkinso
translated by Lucio De Capitani
directed by Ferdinando Bruni and Elio De Capitani
with Claudia Coli, Michele Costabile, Enzo Curcurù, Alessandro Lussiana, Fabrizio Matteini, Michele Radice, Emilia Scarpati Fanetti, Massimo Somaglino, Hossein Taheri, Giulia Viana
set design and costumes Carlo Sala
video Francesco Frongia
lights Nando Frigerio
audio Giuseppe Marzoli
co-produced by Teatro dell’Elfo and Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione
in collaboration with Fondazione Campania dei Festival – Napoli Teatro Festival Italia
with the support of Fondazione Cariplo
Teatro Mercadante
July 7, H 20.30 (Il Grande Gioco) timing 2 H 35 min
July 8 Il grande gioco + Enduring Freedom (H 17.00 il grande gioco, H 20.30 Enduring Freedom – break 40 minutes between the two episodes)
July 9 Il grande gioco + Enduring Freedom (H 17.00 il grande gioco, H 20.30 Enduring Freedom – break 40 minutes between the two episodes)
July 10, H 19.00 (Enduring freedom) timing 2 H 54 min
The Great Game: Afghanistan is a portrait ‘play’ commissioned by Tricycle Theatre to thirteen among the most interesting authors of theatre in English-language. A drama experiment that well describes the complex and unsuccessful relation between Western World and the middle-eastern Country, ever so often – and against their will – at the centre of the world’s chessboard. The project Afghanistan by Bruni and De Capitani is divided into two independent yet connecting shows: Afghanistan: il grande gioco and Afghanistan: enduring freedom, that will be performed for the first time here in Napoli in a single “marathon”.
Specifically, on 8 and 9 July there will be a marathon of two episodes (represented consecutively), starting at 17.00: those who want, can attend only the second part, Enduring Freedom, going to Teatro Mercadante at H 8.30 p.m.; between the two segments, there will be an interval of forty minutes during which the public will be offered a buffet of typical Cilentan products (and slow food presidium as part of the initiative promoted by MIBAC 2018 Anno del Cibo Italiano).
