The Mark of The Chemist: A Dialogue With Primo Levi

A theatrical reading in English of Primo Levi’s The Mark of The Chemist: A Dialogue with Primo Levi. Edited by Domenico Scarpa, featuring Steve Bastoni and Frank Lotito, two famous and well-regarded Australian actors. Based on a concept of Elisa Ferrio, The Mark of The Chemist is written in the form of a fictional conversation, drawing from Levi’s books, interviews and short stories.

The IIC Melbourne presents this theatrical reading as part of “Primo Levi: writer, witness, scientist”, a range of cultural initiatives that will take place in Melbourne between July and November 2019 to mark the centenary of Primo Levi’s birth (1919–1987).

In collaboration with the Jewish Museum of Australia, the Jewish Holocaust Centre, CO.AS.IT. Museo Italiano and MMV (Multicultural Museums of Victoria).