Also on stage were “our” Antonella and Giuliano.
The warehouse at Civico 25 hosted a theatre performance for the second time, repeating the highly successful experience of the previous year. The play was “Consiglio di fabbrica” (Works Council), based on Stefano Massini’s play “7 minuti” (7 Minutes).
The story is about an important textile factory which, after a change in management, sees the new owners make a simple request to the workers in order to avoid closure or redundancies: to reduce their break time from 15 to 8 minutes. A request that is only seemingly harmless and easy to accept when the jobs of two hundred people are at stake… but the dialogue changes and leads to reflection on the future, on rights and on dignity.
Under the direction of Fabrizio Pinzauti, the eight women and three men on stage must decide during the works council meeting whether or not to comply with this request. They are all different workers, each with their own story behind them. Bianca, the spokesperson for the works council, tries to make her colleagues understand that this question is only apparently simple and innocent, but hides dangerous pitfalls.
Playing the role of Maria, the veteran of the weaving department, is our extraordinary Antonella Bocci, who returns to the stage alongside her husband Giuliano Simonelli, who plays the role of the former director.