Written by Thomas Middleton
Performed in Italian with surtitles
For their first Italian production, director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod chose The Revenger’s Tragedy by the Jacobean playwright Thomas Middleton. Intrigue, corruption, lust, narcissism and the thirst for power collide in a 17th century Italian court which seems strangely contemporary.
Seeking retribution for the murder of his fiancée by the Duke, Vindice is drawn into a terrible helter-skelter of punishment that throws his very identity into crisis. Written by Thomas Middleton (Shakespeare’s contemporary) at a time of growing social unease, the play confronts us with a government embroiled in shady affairs and a society obsessed with money, social status and fame.
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Organized by Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa and Cheek by Jowl
Co-produced by Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione
In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in London