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iPhoto caption: Rose Napoli as Rosa Priore (front left) and Graham Abbey as Giuseppe "Peppino" Priore (front right) with members of the company in 'Saturday, Sunday, Monday.' Stratford Festival 2026. Photo by David Hou.

REVIEW: Stratford’s Saturday, Sunday, Monday simmers into a rambunctious scenata napoletana

A pot of tomato sauce left unattended on the stove can only hold itself together for so long. So it is with the Priore family at the centre of Eduardo De Filippo's Saturday, Sunday, Monday. They bottle things up, turning every disappointment into a cordial grudge until resentment bubbles over in melodramatic eruptions.

By Alessandro Stracuzzi / Aug 25, 2026