GALLERY - SPEAK THEIR NAMES
NOVEMBER 2022
Written in 2022, Speak Their Names made its debut in Nairobi in November 2022. When Federico Taverio
is commissioned to write a play about a witch hunt in 16th Century Italy, he is helped by a young girl who
comes to him in his dreams. But she wants something in return: that he do what no woman could do,
and no man did; defend her.
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Summer 1587. Triora; a wealthy borough on the border of France and Italy, a defence stronghold for the area. Two years of failed harvest have left the villagers hungry and irritable, and the council of elders convinced that a bunch of women are responsible. Housewives, healers and midwives have practiced their skills in these mountains for centuries, even openly calling themselves witches, but now they are accused of convening with the Devil and putting their community in danger. Criminal charges are brought against them and the Inquisition sends its emissaries from Albenga, the local diocese, to investigate.
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Read the full Director's Note here.
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Read a Review here.
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Watch Trailer here.
