Tennessee Williams wrote Trigorin's Notebook in his later years, in 1981, to engage with a work he had always felt deeply close to: Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. For him, the Russian master was a playwright capable of compassionately describing the vulnerability of artists, humankind's longing for love, and the painful gap between one's aspirations and reality. He thus created a rewrite that retains the core of the original play while accentuating its emotional tensions, the conflict between youth and maturity, and the predatory dimension of artistic success. Leonardo Lidi, together with students from the School for Actors, brings together in this work his poetic research on these authors, who have repeatedly recurred throughout his career, and adds a new chapter to the project dedicated to the American playwright, begun with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Trigorin's Notebook

Fonderie Limone Moncalieri

Leonardo Lidi returns to Natalia Ginzburg's work, choosing a text that, perhaps more than any other, addresses the constant clash between two opposing worlds: the feminine and the masculine. A story of loneliness, friendship, jealousy, and madness, it offers a human and timely glimpse into the intertwining of toxic and distorted relationships.

The advert

Gobetti

It seems to me, and I say this with regret, that there is still a need to reiterate the whys and wherefores of theatre. And by theatre I mean the only one I know, the one that is not content to repeat the past like a relic, the one that does not evaluate its existence with the applause meter, as if it were some TV format. Theatre cannot and must not reason around the perception of its own approval or hide behind the search for easy consensus. This would mean abdicating its social purpose. Its raison d'être lies not in approval, but in necessity. Those who, like me, have put their lives in the hands of the theatre suffer from seeing their love treated superficially, reduced to entertainment or, again, voluntarily closed to ever smaller niches of the public, as if it were not enough for themselves. As if, in this new century and in this new millennium, it was essential to re-evaluate the power of this art at all costs, forgetting that it is one of the few remaining instruments capable of keeping alive and nourishing the collective consciousness.

Amleto

Gaetano Donizetti Theater

An ideal sequel to Come nei giorni migliori (Like on Best Days), the show tells the story of Briciola, Luna, and Wanda, a dog, a cat, and a female goldfish, who suddenly find themselves alone, abandoned at home by their owner. He leaves home like every night to go somewhere they don't know, but this time he doesn't seem to return. The two youngest talents from the artistic core of the Teatro Stabile di Torino, Diego Pleuteri and Leonardo Lidi, deliver a brilliant and moving play, a metaphor for the oppression we are subjected to, at various levels, by a falsely empathetic society. On stage are Marta Malvestiti, Beatrice Verzotti, Teresa Castello, and Hana Daneri.

We will always be here waiting for you

An archetype of the "tragedy par excellence" due to the psychological depth of its characters, the universality of its theme, and its resonance across the centuries, Hamlet has become a firm fixture in our collective experience, because its doubts embody the very essence of our humanity. Translated and adapted by Diego Pleuteri, this production by Leonardo Lidi, which opened last season to great acclaim, allows the fragile and elusive truth to reveal itself through the eyes of the audience. Starring Mario Pirrello, Giuliana Vigogna, Nicola Pannelli, Ilaria Falini, Rosario Lisma, Christian La Rosa, and Alfonso De Vreese.

Hamlet

Teatro Carignano

In our city's 18th-century salon, one of the summer's most anticipated events takes place: Prato Inglese. A chance to discover the pleasure of unforgettable performances and the beauty of one of the oldest and most evocative theaters in our country, with two comedies performed by a cast of young actors.

Leonardo Lidi

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 24, 2026

Trigorin's Notebook · Teatro Stabile Torino

16 - 28 Feb, 2027

The advert · Teatro Stabile Torino

8 - 16 May, 2027

Amleto · Fondazione Teatro Donizetti

13 - 16 May, 2027

We will always be here waiting for you · Teatro Stabile Torino

18 - 23 May, 2027

Hamlet · Teatro Stabile Torino

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