production Fondazione Teatro Ragazzi e Giovani Onlus | Fondazione Sipario Toscana Onlus

by Michael Morpurgo

english adaptation Simon Reade

translation and dramaturg Paola Fresa

director Emiliano Bronzino

with Daniele Marmi

sets Francesco Fassone

lighting Paolo Casati

costumes Rosanna Monti

assistant director Ornella Matranga

sound and lightning technician Davide Caleri

From 10 years old

The play is an adaptation of Morpurgo’s novel Private Peaceful, which is set during the First World War. Through the performance, the words of Tommo – the protagonist – materialize and are translated into action within a symbolic space that is designed for remembrance.

In the space of one night, as if in a stream of consciousness, Tommo remembers his brother Charlie, who, although absent from the scene, is a crucial participant in this imaginary dialogue.

The intimate confession of the bond between the two brothers – from their childhood to the shared experience of the atrocities of the war – is the linchpin of the whole story.