Guglielmo Ferro brings back to the stage the wonderful comedy that was starred in (on the big screen) by two legends such as Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
The theme – that of an interracial marriage – caused a sensation in America in the late 1960s, but today it is more relevant than ever in an increasingly multi-ethnic society.
William Arthur Rose’s story is over half a century old, but thanks in part to Mario Scaletta’s adaptation, it comes across as a fresh and highly topical piece.
«‘When I was offered this project, I was immediately enthusiastic about it,’ said Guglielmo Ferro. – ‘It is a brilliant play, yet one that conveys a message with strong social implications.’ Scaletta’s adaptation has also stripped away an entire section closely tied to the 1960s, making it an extremely contemporary piece, even in its rawest and most direct language. It therefore deals with differences and understanding – the latter being a term we prefer to the more restrictive one of ‘tolerance’.”