The Italian Play Society is proud to present:
Le Smanie per la Villeggiatura / Holiday Fever by Carlo Goldoni
Directed by Carlo Lenoci
Le Smanie is part of Trilogia della Villeggiatura, one of Goldoni’s outstanding late works. Written in 1761, the play takes place in the Tuscan town of Livorno, where two families and their respective entourages are preparing for a ‘villeggiatura’, i.e. the country holiday that has become a fashionable must for every respectable, well-off family of the time.
What starts out as a straightforward satire, rather benevolently castigating the middle class for its silly whims and infatuation with appearances, will soon develop into a scathing indictment of a shallow, superficial society. This is Goldoni at his finest and funniest.
Performed in Italian
Tickets £6 / £5
To reserve tickets email: holidayfevereu@gmail.com