My Brilliant Friend

T1885687809
A two-part dramatization of Elena Ferrante's celebrated Neapolitan quartet of novels. This modern family saga chronicles the lives of friends, Elena and Lila, following them from their childhoods in a poor, tough neighbourhood of Naples, through passionate love affairs, burgeoning careers and family struggles. But even as life repeatedly tries to pull the two in separate directions, Elena and Lila remain inextricably bound to one another. A powerful story of love, violence, sex, ambition, genius and self-destruction, the two-part play is an exploration not just of female friendship and rivalry, but of Italy after the war and the decades of political turmoil and cultural change that followed.

Book by	Elena Ferrante
Adapted by	April De Angelis

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Archive :: production:T1885687809, play:S0490639720, venue:V373

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Part 1/Part 2

This stage adaptation condenses Ferrante's four novels (My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, The Story of the Lost Child) into one play presented in two parts. Audiences will be able to see both parts in one day, or on separate days.

Special Performances

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• 21 Dec 19 Captioned
• 28 Dec 19 Captioned
• 4 Jan 20 Touch Tour Before the Audio Described performance
• 4 Jan 20 Audio Described
• 4 Jan 20 Audio Described
• 6 Jan 20 Captioned
• 14 Jan 20 Audio Described
• 15 Jan 20 Captioned