Nanni Moretti makes theatre debut directing Natalia Ginzburg's one-acts

At 70, filmmaker Nanni Moretti stages his first theatre production, directing two one-act plays by Natalia Ginzburg: 'Fragola e panna' (1966) and 'Dialogo' (1970), collectively titled 'Diari d'amore'. The production premiered at Teatro Carignano in Turin on October 9, 2023, and tours through June 2024. Moretti approaches the work as 'first spectator', emphasizing live performance over cinema. The cast includes Valerio Binasco, Alessia Giuliani, Daria Deflorian, Giorgia Senesi, and Arianna Pozzoli. The scripts were republished by Einaudi in a single volume edited by Domenico Scarpa. Moretti's minimal staging features a green sofa for 'Fragola e panna' and a double bed for 'Dialogo'. The tour includes stops in Bologna, Modena, Milan, Villeurbanne, Toulon, Marseille, Lugano, Naples, Amiens, and Rome.