Directed by Carlo Pirozzi and Jessica Phillippi
Italian Honours students from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures of the University of Glasgow will stage and perform La Mandragola (1518), by Niccolò Machiavelli. La Mandragola is the first modern Italian comedy and a masterpiece of Renaissance theatre. The play portrays a society where self-interest is the foundation of all human relationships, and characters are prepared to go to any length in order to fulfil it. Scheming, cunning, betrayal, ruthless self-interest: these are just some of the ingredients of this play which combines laughter with serious political thought. ‘The end justifies the means’, indeed!
Performed in Italian Organized by: Donatella Fischer (School of Modern languages and Cultures, Italian Section, University of Glasgow); Drama Coach: Consuelo Tersol (School of Modern languages and Cultures, Italian Section, University of Glasgow); Project Manager: Caitriona Cassidy (School of Modern languages and Cultures, Italian Section, University of Glasgow)
In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh
To reserve tickets please contact (Caitriona Cassidy, 0908484C@student. gla.ac.uk or Consuelo Tersol c.tersol.1@research.gla.ac.uk);
£3 (student), £6 (standard).
£3 (student), £6 (standard).