Direct from a sellout season in Melbourne comes a new comedy stage show that’s loud, heartfelt, and hysterically relatable...
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THE ITALIAN DIVORCEÂ
You can leave your wife ... but you can never leave the family.Â
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From Marriage Breakdown to Family Meltdown - A Heartwarming New Comedy About Love, Guilt, and Discovering That Some Prisons Come with Home-Cooked Meals and Unconditional Judgment.
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When 36-year-old Pino gets kicked out by his wife, he does what any self-respecting Italian man would do: he moves back in with his parents, who happen to live next door.Â
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What was meant to be a short break from his wife quickly turns into a full-blown family fiasco. His overbearing mother is already planning his next wedding, his father dishes out advice from 1971, and his fiercely independent sister urges him to flee the country.
Meanwhile, his wife wants him to grow a spine and cut the apron strings, and Dimitri, the Greek neighbour, keeps turning up with ouzo and unsolicited wisdom.Â
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It's a household bubbling over with laughs, lashings of lasagna, and just enough dysfunction to make you feel better about your own family. And yes - Mamma has already posted all the details on Facebook!
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Frank Lotito (Big Mamma's Boy, Wog Boys Forever) as Bruno - the retired carpenter who still works for cashÂ
Steve Mouzakis (Prison Break, Clickbait, ) as Dimitri - the overly friendly Greek neighbour/philosopher who just won't leaveÂ
Rosanna Morales (The Wedding) as Lucia - the iron-fisted matriarch with a wooden spoon and good intentionsÂ
Louisa Mignone (Wentworth) as Teresa - the fiercely independent, unmarried sister Davide Mollica as Pino - the unlucky-in-love son trying to please everyone, with nowhere to hideÂ
Davide Mollica as Pino - the unlucky-in-love son trying to please everyone, with nowhere to hide
Jeanette Coppolino as Lisa - the exasperated (soon-to-be ex) wife who wants more from her husband and less from her mother-in-lawÂ
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The Italian Divorce is more than just a comedy, it's a tribute to the tug-of-war between tradition and independence, and the beautiful mess that is family. Book your tickets today.
What happens when an immigrant takes on Australian life? Desperate, heartfelt, and very, very funny — from undivided loyalty to the biggest fear in our life, immigrant stories like you've never heard before.
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A superstar in the making, Lantian Li brings a shockingly fresh perspective to the stage, delivering truthful, original, and very, very funny comedy — you've never seen anything like it.
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At the Royalty Theatre, March 14th, get tickets for you and the people you love, you will have an amazing time! The funniest stand-up show you'll see.