An ideal appendix to the Chekhovian trilogy directed by Leonardo Lidi, this new production celebrates the poetic connection between the works of the Russian master and those of American playwright Tennessee Williams. It marks a further step in the exploration of the human soul and its disguises. Past and future, sexual identity and traditional family, a woman pretending to be a mother, a man pretending to be heterosexual: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a dramatic living nativity in which all the characters are masked as something they wish they weren’t.

by Tennessee Williams
translation by Monica Capuani
with Valentina Picello, Fausto Cabra, Orietta Notari, Nicola Pannelli, Giuliana Vigogna, Giordano Agrusta, Riccardo Micheletti, Greta Petronillo,  Nicolò Tomassini
directed by Leonardo Lidi
sets and lighting by Nicolas Bovey
costumes by Aurora Damanti
sound by Claudio Tortorici
assistant director Alba Maria Porto
second assistant director Letizia Bosi
Teatro Stabile di Torino – National Theatre
Teatro Stabile del Veneto – National Theatre
Presented by arrangement with the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee

Per gentile concessione della University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee

RETROSCENA
April 30, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. | Teatro Gobetti
Leonardo Lidi and the cast in conversation with Giaime Alonge (DAMS / University of Turin) on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, directed by Leonardo Lidi.
Free admission with online reservation

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES – May 6–11, 2025
Italian subtitles and simplified Italian subtitles with sound descriptions (available via smartglasses or tablets provided by the theatre).
Audio introduction at the beginning of the show and audio description (on smartphones provided by the theatre).
Tactile tour on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
To ensure a warm welcome and proper use of the devices, reservation is required.
Participation in tactile tours is free of charge, subject to availability and prior reservation at:
📧 accessibilita@teatrostabiletorino.it