Tom Patterson Theatre

May 6 – September 29 |

Opens June 3

Comedies

GRAND MAGIC

by Eduardo De Filippo

In a new version by John Murrell and Donato Santeramo

Directed by Antoni Cimolino

World Première Translation

Audience Advisory »

"a sophisticated and stimulating production" - The Guardian

“Thought-provoking.” – Toronto Star

“A magic trick of a production.” – Intermission

WHAT THE HEART DESIRES, THE MIND BELIEVES.

A funny, thought-provoking and deeply moving play, presented in a new translation by John Murrell and Donato Santeramo. In this comedy we find Otto Marvuglia, a once master illusionist, reduced to performing magic for money at a seaside resort. When one of his tricks seems to go awry, a guest tumbles into a world of illusion as another escapes an unhappy reality.

Setting: Naples area, 1950s.

House Program: Grand Magic

Runtime: Two hours and 37 minutes, including two 18-minute intermissions.

*Please note that all run times are approximate.

CAST & CREATIVE

CAST

CREATIVE

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO

A person smiles at three woman sitting around a table playing cards.

Sarah Dodd (left) as Signora Marino and Stephen Jackman-Torkoff as Roberto Magliano with members of the company in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

Young woman reads a magazine in a beach chair.

Qianna MacGilchrist as Signorina Zampa with members of the company in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

Two women hold hands exclaiming in excitement.

Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah (left) as Signora Locascio and Debbie Patterson as Signora Zampa in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A man burns a piece of paper while lighting a cigarette.

Gordon S. Miller (centre) as Calogero Di Spelta with (from left) Debbie Patterson as Signora Zampa, Jordin Hall as Mariano D’Albino and Steve Ross as Gervasio D’Aloisi in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A man in a white linen suit enters a patio where others are seated.

Geraint Wyn-Davies as Otto Marvuglia with (from left) Tyrone Savage as Head Waiter, Gordon S. Miller as Calogero Di Spelta, Beck Lloyd as Marta Di Spelta and Sarah Dodd as Signora Marino in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

Two hotel guests hold hands under a starry sky with other guests nearby.

Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah (left) as Signora Locascio and Stephen Jackman-Torkoff as Hotel Guest with members of the company in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A magician makes fire appear out of a tin can next to his assistant.

Sarah Orenstein (left) as Zaira Marvuglia and Geraint Wyn Davies as Otto Marvuglia with members of the company in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A young woman steps into a sarcophagus as an audience watches.

Beck Lloyd (centre) as Marta Di Spelta with members of the company in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A group of men lift a woman in the air by her back dressed as a magician’s assistant.

Members of the company in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A man drives a motorboat with a woman in the back cheering.

Beck Lloyd (left) as Marta Di Spelta and Jordin Hall as Mariano D’Albino in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A magician lifts a gun in the air with his assistant and a wait standing behind him.

From left: Sarah Orenstein as Zaira Marvuglia, Jamie Mac as Evening Waiter and Geraint Wyn Davies as Otto Marvuglia in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A man in a suit holds a box being passed to him by a magician.

Gordon S. Miller (left) as Calogero Di Spelta and Geraint Wyn Davies as Otto Marvuglia with Andrew Robinson as Waiter in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A young woman speaks on the phone looking happy.

Germaine Konji as Amelia Taddei in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

Two men sit next to each other staring out happily.

Steve Ross (left) as Gervasio D’Aloisi and Geraint Wyn Davies as Otto Marvuglia in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

A man in a robe reads a letter with a detective looking over him.

Geraint Wyn Davies (left) as Otto Marvuglia and Emilio Vieira as Brigadiere in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.

Two people hug each other excitedly as another man claps behind them.

From left: Gordon S. Miller as Calogero Di Spelta, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff as Roberto Magliano and Geraint Wyn Davies as Otto Marvuglia in Grand Magic. Photo by David Hou.