Cain’s Self-Defense

Luca Zingaretti, a beloved face of film and theatre, reads the latest monologue written by Andrea Camilleri, with whom he shared a long artistic partnership. A testament in which the great Sicilian writer faces unanswered questions about good and evil, guilt and redemption. On 1 June 2018 Andrea Camilleri gave the world premiere performance at the Greek theatre of Syracuse of Conversazioni su Tiresia, a text he had written and that everyone considered his artistic testament. It was a magnificent evening! Andrea, alone on stage, seated in an armchair, charmed and hypnotized the audience with the magic of his hoarse voice and the power of his words. At the end of the evening Andrea stopped the applause, which seemed never-ending, and in the silence that followed he pronounced the following words: “Excuse me, I would like to tell you one more thing. I would like us to meet again. All of us, here. On an evening like this. In 100 years! I wish it, I really wish it. Bye” These words were a punch in the stomach for me, for various reasons. They sounded like the words of a man, an intellectual, who feels the end approaching and wants to bid farewell to life by sending a strong, precise signal. Dates: - Tuesday 16 February at 20:30 - Wednesday 17 February at 19:00 - Thursday 18 February at 19:00 - Friday 19 February at 20:30 - Saturday 20 February at 20:30 - Sunday 21 February at 16:30