๐ฎ๐น ALFREDINO, ITALY IN A DEEP WELL ๐บ๐
Thu, May 08
|Brooklyn
One performer brings to life the gripping, heartbreaking true story that captivated a nation and transformed the face of broadcast journalism.


Time & Location
May 08, 2025, 7:30 PM โ 8:30 PM
Brooklyn, 68-117 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
About the event
On the evening of June 10, 1981 six year old Alfredo (Alfredino) Rampi fell 36 meters deep into a well in Vermicino, a village near Rome. In the next 35 hours, Italy was glued to the TV watching the first non-stop live broadcast to cover the attempt to save him. It was a turning point in the history of Italian TV, which is still studied in journalism schools and where the modern sensationalist way of dealing with news was born. Fabio Banfo brings the story back to life, introducing in his solo show the many characters that filled that night: the first journalist who rushed to the scene, the sandwich seller who profited from the attending crowd, President Pertini, the robots Mazinga and Grendizer, which Alfredino was passionate about, the policeman who spoke with him for hours to try to reassure him and give him hope, Angelo Licheri, who remainedโฆ