19:30, Fri 11th – Sun 13th September 2026 at ARSENALE DELLA REPUBBLICA DI AMALFI, Amalfi, Italy
Summer Vacation
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Enter Italian friends GIOVANNI, LODOVICO and FRANCESCA, to gather the evidence; but they have agendas and deceptions of their own!
With a plot worthy of a Mozart opera, the play is full energy, and intrigue, with a warm appreciation of two cultures. It weaves the subjects of loyalty, mistaken identity and sex into a triumphant, and astonishing finale!
The play is flavoured with unforgettable Italian and English music and songs with the feel good factor of a decaffeinated double expresso, and a belly full of vino (the set overlooks Capri), not worthy of Dante, but great fun! Join the crazy party: let your hair down, celebrate humanity
and laugh.
A NEW PLAY BY PETER MIEVILLE. A cross-cultural comedy set on the romantic Amalfi coast. Weaving loyalty, mistaken identity and sex into a triumphant, astonishing finale. That’s amore!
Rich in music and presented in Amalfi, an homage to UK and Italian cultures; 'Commedia dell'arte' meets UK sit-com.
"I so enjoyed reading the script. The setting, characters, and light-hearted dialogue were truly a breath of fresh air. It reminded me a bit of a Mozart opera (with some Noel Coward thrown in). I also really liked the rhythm of it and the play of language and culture."
KATHERINE WILSON, American writer/actress based in Rome, and best selling author of Only in Naples, translated as La Moglie Americana.