On 25th April 2010 the company staged the comedy in three acts La fortuna si diverte (The fortune has fun), from an adaptation by the actor and director Salvatore Mincione Guarino.
Alfredo Grifone, a lower-class man who has a bad habit of excessive drinking, steals money from his wife Filomena in order to play lotto, as he was given some lucky numbers by Dante Alighieri in a dream. His subsequent big win improves dramatically the life of his poor family, but disrupts Alfredo who sees the moment of his death approaching. Unfortunately those lucky numbers are supposed to show the exact moment of his death. This troubling thought maintains a central role throughout the play; and an interesting undertone of analysis regarding wealth, customs and happiness persists throughout La fortuna si diverte.
La fortuna si diverte (The fortune has fun) is a comedy by Athos Setti (Leghorn, 1901-1978). The adaptation by Eduardo De Filippo is more famous than the original. Entitled Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (Half Drunk Night’s Dream), it was staged for the first time on 20th October 1936 and became part of the repertoir of the company of De Filippo brothers. In 1959 Eduardo De Filippo adapted the play into a film, which was performed by Eduardo himself and other great Italian actors, including Pupella Maggio, Pietro de Vico and Pietro Carloni.
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