Synospsis

A woman arrives in a gynecology ward, having contractions and about to give birth. The situation is agitated: the obstetrician tries to calm her down, but above all to tranquilize the man accompanying her: her husband? No…brother? No…partner?…not really. A special friend, from whom the woman has kept her pregnancy a secret. Love is sometimes closer than you think! Disarmingly ironic, this play tells the great little story of the friendship between a man and a woman who, on the very day of childbirth, bring all their frailties and insecurities to light through a long dialogue in a maternity ward room.

Trailer

The Play

Contrazioni Pericolose (or Dangerous Contractions) premiered in 2015 at Rome’s Teatro Alfieri. Written and directed by Gabriele Pignotta, the play starred Fabio Avaro, Siddhartha Prestinari and Gabriele Pignotta. The play was a great success when it was revived in 2018 at Rome’s Teatro Manzoni, and is back on the bill for the 2024/2025 season at the same theater.