THE ART OF COMEDY: GIANNI SCHICCHI

Humour is a powerful tool for every stage production. It forges a bond between the performers and the audience, as they share hilarious and iconic moments. This also serves to bring the audience members closer together. Thus, I implore you to bring your loved ones and catch the comedic masterpiece, “Gianni Schicchi”, this weekend. Unravelling a cleverly written web of confusion and deceit surrounding the will of a wealthy lord, this one-act opera buffa (comedy) will not fail to make you laugh. The man behind this chaos is Gianni Schicci, who tricks the other characters into relinquishing the best parts of the inheritance to him by pretending to be the dead lord. Through a series of hilarious bits, the play also highlights the power of greed and the lengths to which one goes to fulfil it. The entire production flows so seamlessly that one forgets that it is the young students of Christ University who have pulled it together.

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