A Bite-site history of theatre in five episodes.
Two performers tell the history of theatre in five lively episodes, bringing some of the most famous playwrights and their work to life. We aim to make great classics easy to understand and enjoy through a contemporary adaptation. Our theatrical journey reveals the universal humanity of great playwrights throughout history.
The show can be performed as a single episode or all together:
- In Awe of the First Time: the Greeks
Texts from Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles and Aristophanes - The Scoundrels: ancient Rome
Texts from Plautus, Matazone da Caligano, Jacopone da Todi, Nicolo Machiavelli - The Actor’s Job: the Renaissance
Texts from Ruzante, Commedia dell’Arte, Shakespeare - The Last Masks: from Moliere to Goldoni
Texts from Diderot, Goldoni, Moliere - Total Theatre: from Wagner to Today
Texts from Chekhov, Stanislavsky, Mayakovsky, Artaud, Achille Campanile, Pirandello, Brecht, Ionesco, Orazio Costa
Directed and adapted by
Alberta Toninato
Read by
Betty Andriolo and Alberta Toninato
Running time
55 minutes per episode
Recommended age
Children 14 years old and above.
Particularly suitable for secondary high school students
Technical requirements
Bare stage, minimum 3 metres x 3 metres
Capacity for blackout and stage lighting suitable for the space
Two microphones if required
Sound system with capability for IPod and laptop
