SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER

by Tennessee Williams
translated by Monica Capuani
directed by Stefano Cordella
starring Elena Callegari, lon Donà, Leda Kreider, Laura Marinoni and Edoardo Ribatto
produced by LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
in co-production with Teatro Carcano, Milan

Following *The Glass Menagerie*, adapted and directed by Leonardo Lidi, the LAC is once again staging a play by Tennessee Williams, Suddenly, Last Summer, a drama steeped in symbolism and imagery, which unfolds like a psychological thriller in a claustrophobic vortex of tension and violence. For his directorial debut at the LAC, Stefano Cordella, who has chosen to tackle one of the most personal, surprising and lesser-known plays by the celebrated American playwright, has entrusted the translation to Monica Capuani, a scholar who has been researching the English-speaking theatre scene for years, and directs a cast led by Laura Marinoni. …