HARLEQUIN Servant of Two Masters
01 Oct 2009
- 04 Oct 2009
This is New Zealand's first opportunity to experience the work of Italy's revered Piccolo Teatro di Milano. Established in 1947, they have travelled the globe keeping alive the renaissance art form, commedia dell'arte. In Italy the company is a symbol of a theatre tradition that is both very Italian and part of the world's theatrical heritage.
Piccolo Teatro di Milano will perform HARLEQUIN Servant of Two Masters, written in 1745 by the legendary Carlo Goldoni. The role of Harlequin is played by the great Italian actor Ferruccio Soleri who has performed the role with a playful agility for the past 45 years. The plot is simple and hilarious: Harlequin is a wily trickster with a never-ending desire to fill both his pockets and his stomach and hence he becomes the servant of two masters.
What follows is a series of madcap scenes including three weddings, two duels, a dance number, a chase sequence, a love scene, a food fight, and much more. Throughout all the mix-ups, mayhem and slapstick humour, Harlequin discovers he himself is really hungry for love and, like all good stories everyone in the end lives happily ever after.
AUCKLAND Region
Event Details
Venue:
ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre
Street:
Mayoral Drive
Suburb:
Auckland city
City:
Auckland
Region:
Auckland
Admission Charge:
Yes
Wheelchair Access:
No
Contact Details
Organisation:
The Edge
Contact:
-
Phone:
+64 9 3573 355
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