Barzellette (Funny tales)

Ascanio Celestini returns on stage to tell his anecdotes: stories collected by a stationmaster from obscure travelers who pass through without a trace. On this occasion, a gravedigger waits for a ‘deluxe’ corpse: an immigrant who has made a fortune abroad and who is returning home to be buried. Set within a narrative structure always open to improvisation, Celestinni’s jokes transcend worlds and cultures, describe people and trades and remind us that we can laugh at everything- especially at ourselves.