The Italians

Title: The Italians
Author: Danny Ball
Price: $25.95

The Italians is a contemporary Italian-Australian comedy that wildly protests the assimilation of culture. Having said that, The Italians has no reverence for the past, no nostalgia for a different time. It both champions and condemns a culture which can be both vibrant and melancholic, welcoming and xenophobic, passionate and inert. The form of the play reflects these contractions. It’s turbulent. It’s restless. It flies in the face of good taste and dramaturgical stability. It’s a camp, manic and maximalist call to arms. Through the broadest of comedy, it seeks to understand and redefine what it means to be Italian in this country, and what it might mean in the future.

SYNOPSIS
It’s la dolce vita for Joe right now. He’s got a successful business, a handsome boyfriend and wealthy AF future in-laws. He’s clawed his way out of the working class, and he’s got freshly steamed linen trousers to prove it. But his plans for full-blown assimilation take a nasty turn when Joe’s estranged cousin drops by and exposes an enormous family secret. Suddenly, Joe’s on a mission out to South-Western Sydney, to the Italian-Australian heartland and the place where his family’s story began.

ISBN: 9781761614101
Publishing status: AU Dropshipping