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direttore Paolo Pagliaro

“Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!”, Dario Fo’s theater on stage in Lebanon

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(March 14, 2017) Appointment in Beirut with the great theater of Dario Fo: the 1974 comedy "Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!" will be staged, in the adaptation of Lina Abyad, at the Irwin Theatre March from14 to 19. The event is organized by the Lebanese American University, in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture in Beirut. Inflation has reached an all-time high. Frustration breaks the tension as Antoinette leads a revolt at the local supermarket, and looting guts the building. Antoinette, and her friend, Rita, try desperately to hide their 'liberated' goods before their husbands and the police catch up with them. Beneath the surface of this energetic social farce, Dario FO addresses serious issues, which are extremely relevant to the general audience. In a world which believes that eating and housing are not a privilege, more and more individuals everywhere are not able to afford decent food and housing. (Red)


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The Italian Institute of Culture was founded in 1952 and remained open during the terrible years of the civil war (1975-1990). When the creation of the green line Beirut divided East from West Beirut, a branch of the Institute was opened in Zouk Mikhael, a mostly Christian area. This constant presence has created a climate of esteem and confidence with the local partners, who consider the Institute a major actor on the Lebanese cultural scene. The first Director of the Italian Cultural Institute was the Professor Martino Mario Moreno (1952-1956), orientalist and expert on local culture. Moreno's translation of the Holy Koran earned him a reputation as a cultural mediator in Lebanon. Fifty years later, the Italian Government decided to honour his achievments by naming the Institute after him. Hence "Martino Mario Moreno Italian Cultural Institute".

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