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Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  7w, 10m

Eduardo de Filippo
English adaptation by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall

Winner! Best British Play of the Year Award

"I liked the play this side of idolatry." - The New York Times

"The dialogue is funny, the pace is fast...Has got what it takes." - Women's Wear Daily

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 10m
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Best British Play of the Year Award

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Summary

This highly praised version is a sparkling contemporary commedia dell'arte about a feuding Neapolitan family. Peppino suspects his wife Rosa of infidelity and she is brooding because he spurned her cooking and praised a meal prepared by his daughter in law. The character rich cast also includes a crusty grandfather, a formidable widowed aunt on the make for the family doctor, her mama's boy son and a "liberated" daughter in law. During the traditional Sunday dinner Peppino's and Rosa's tempers flare amidst a gathering of family and friends. Add to their feud generation conflicts, a lover's quarrel, humorous insights on momism and bourgeois Italian life and the meal is unforgettable. Of course, all is forgiven by Monday.

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"I liked the play this side of idolatry." - The New York Times

"The dialogue is funny, the pace is fast...Has got what it takes." - Women's Wear Daily

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