BY CARLO GOLDONI
DIRECTED BY ALFREDO ARIAS
WITH GEPPY GLEIJESES, MARIANELLA BARGILLI AND WITH LORENZO GLEIJESES, MAURO GIOIA, VALERIA CONTADINO, LUCHINO GIORDANA, LUCIANO D’AMICO
AND THE PARTICIPATION OF ANDREA GIORDANA
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN CHLOE OBOLENSKY MUSICHE/MUSIC MAURO GIOIA
LIGHT DESIGN GIGI ASCIONE
PRODUCTION GITIESSE ARTISTI RIUNITI
DATES 12, 13, 14, 15 JUNE(H. 21.30)
VENUE CASTEL SANT’ELMO – PIAZZA D’ARMI
RUNNING TIME 1H 30MIN
LANGUAGE ITALIAN
This new production of Il Bugiardo (The Liar) fulfils a desire by the great Neapolitan actor Geppy Gleijeses, who has dedicated the performance to Mario Scarpetta. These two actors debuted together in 1972 and it was Scarpetta, right up to the very last days of his life, who suggested that Gleijeses play the role of Lelio, or better said, the liar of Il Bugiardo.
The direction has been entrusted to Alfredo Arias, formerly of the incredibly successful Circo Equestre Sgueglia, which participated in the 2013 edition of the Festival. The brilliant enthusiasm of the director is in perfect harmony with the atmospheres described by Goldoni in this comic theatrical text. As the director says: «When faced with this text, our first reaction would be to punish the liar, and it is true that Goldoni’s text closes with repentance and the condemnation of Lelio, who has done nothing more than transform banal situations into something else through his “marvellous inventions”. I believe that this moralistic judgement hides the desire to celebrate those who choose a more romantic vision of life, even if this costs some suffering. Isn’t it better a joyful lifestyle rendered disorderly by falsehood, than the unbearable monotony and mundaneness of ordinary life».
