An Evening of Comedy
Director: Justin Butcher
Cast: Justin Butcher, Rupert Mason, Stephen Daltry & Jennie Eggleton
Writer: Dario Fo, Anton Chekhov
One was Nude & One wore Tails by Dario Fo →
The Bear, Swansong & The Evils of Tobacco by Anton Chekhov →
An acclaimed UK comedy cast of actor-musicians concoct an evening of absurd delight, interspersed with silly songs of the Russian steppes and the Plain of the Po. In this brand-new English-language production of Fo’s early farce One was Nude & One wore Tails, award winning UK playwright Justin Butcher brings Fo’s work to its home in Milan. A zany comedy of dustbin men, naked ambassadors and nocturnal slapstick, undressing the social hierarchy. Before writing his famous plays, Anton Chekhov was known first as a writer of vaudevilles, short comedies on themes of love, marriage and domestic absurdity. The Bear, Swansong and The Evils of Tobacco, are three of his finest, funniest vaudevilles, prove a perfect counterpoint to Milanese commedia, Chekhov’s favourite fritters and blinis to Fo’s bristin.
24th January 2024
Filodrammatici Theatre,
Via Filodrammatici, 1, Milano
J. Productions 