Sketch by Dimos Dimitrios
DACIA MARAINI’S
My Name is Antonino Calderone
Based on The Men of Dishonour
by Pino Arlacchi
Translated by
ALEX STANDEN AND NICOLETTE KAY
Directed by NICOLETTE KAY
Designed by JAMES HELPS
Performed by TIM WOODWARD
“Can a murderer elicit sympathy? Yes, sometimes, if we witness his transformation, if we closely follow the turmoil that dwells within him and fills him with pain.” Dacia Maraini
The Preview performance in Birmingham will be in the presence of the author, Dacia Maraini. The University and Birmingham and New Shoes Theatre are running a series of arts events over three days called “Italy and the Mafia”.
My Name is Antonino Calderone is the world-first translation of one of Dacia Maraini’s most recent successes, a play about the mafia, which is based on the testimonies of an ex-Mafioso.
Powerful boss, Calderone, controlled the affairs of the Mafia in Catania, Sicily, until the late 70’s when he lost the mafia war against the notorious Nitto Santapaola. He fled Italy and was arrested, in France. Calderone decided to co-operate with Judge Giovanni Falcone who then spent over a year interviewing him. Calderone’s sensational revelations led to 200 arrests and were collected into a book “The Men of Dishonour” by Pino Arlacchi, the play is adapted from the book, performed by one actor in the company of animations that bring the Sicilian mafia characters to life.
“..enlightening, entertaining..moving” - audience feedback, workshop development .
There will be 3 Preview Performances Dates and Times
We are working with a number of different partners including the University of Birmingham and working in Birmingham City and Milan, providing education & workshops.
For more information on this and future performances contact Richard Cross