A funny, thought-provoking and deeply moving play, presented in a new English translation by John Murrell and Donato Santeramo. In this comedy we find Otto Marvuglia, a once master illusionist, reduced to performing magic for money at a seaside resort. When one of his tricks seems to go awry, a guest tumbles into a world of illusion as another escapes an unhappy reality.
Donato co-translated and co-adapted La grande magia (Grand Magic) with great Canadian playwright John Murrell (who sadly passed away in November of 2019). He is also dramaturg of the production and worked with the director (Antoni Cimolino), and the cast and crew, offering information, research, and interpretation about the play. This allowed them to develop a better understanding of the historical, social, and political time in which the action of Grand Magic takes place.
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