Written by Eduardo De Filippo/version by Peter Tinniswoode
Directed by Richard Eyre
Ian McKellen in the role of Gennaro
Lyttelton, London
27 June 1991
CAST
Rita, daughter to Amalia & Gennaro | Danielle Dobrowolski/Laura Moretto | |
Maria Rosario, daughter to Amalia & Gennaro | Angela Clarke | |
Amalia Jovine | Geraldine Fitzgerald | |
Donna Vincenza | Judith Coke/Tanya Ronder | |
Neighbour | Alison Johnston | |
Amedeo, son to Amailia & Gennaro | Phil McKee | |
Gennaro Jovine, a tram driver | Ian McKellen | |
Donna Peppenella, a neighbour | Jennifer McEvoy | |
Adelaide Schiano, a neighbour | Antonia Pemberton | |
Federico, friend to Amedeo | Peter Sullivan | |
Riccardo Spasiano, an accounts clerk | Richard Bremmer | |
Franco, a labourer | Derek Hutchinson | |
Pascalino, a painter | Alan Perrin | |
Ciappa, police sergeant | Peter Jeffrey | |
Policemen | Bruce Purchase, Seymour Matthews | |
Teresa | Helene Kvale | |
Margherita | Alison Johnston | |
Wine Man | Sam Beazley | |
Baker | Simon Kunz | |
Asssunta, Adelaide's niece | Christabelle Dilks | |
Doctor | Crispin Redman | |
Errico, a taxi driver | Mark Strong | |
Peppe "the jack," a taxi driver | Ian Burfield |