FIRE WAS THE CURE

creation Sotterraneo
ideation and direction Sara Bonaventura, Claudio Cirri and Daniele Villa
with Flavia Comi, Davide Fasano, Fabio Mascagni, Radu Murarasu and Cristiana Tramparulo
writing Daniele Villa
production Teatro Metastasio di Prato, Sotterraneo, Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa and Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale

Loosely based on Ray Bradbury’s *Fahrenheit 451* Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 February, after the performance | Teatro Sociale Around *THE FIRE WAS THE CURE*A discussion with the theatre companyThe discussion will be moderated by Maria Grazia Panigada From 6 October 2026 to 17 April 2027 THE SAVED BOOK.Just one before the fireA project centred on the performance *The Fire Was the Cure* “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. You just have to convince people to stop reading them.” Ray Bradbury’s *Fahrenheit 451* depicts a dystopian future in which reading is forbidden, constantly lit screens consume…