“My Nonna told all her stories to us in the kitchen. Food is at the heart of the telling. One suitcase: Four stories invites audience to be family for one night – to sit around the table together, to hear and share stories, just as I did when I was little”.
Linda CatalanoOne Suitcase: Four Stories is a theatrical adventure in Italian food, family and culture.

“Catalano has great timing and pace as a storyteller and we hang off every word she says” Myron My, Theatre Press

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“We feel the emotion and te drama and we ‘oohh’ and ‘aahh’ in all the right places” Michael Brindley, Stage Whispers CLICK HERE for the full review.

“As the night finishes with ricotta cannoli…we remember that the stories that really matter are the ones that are so close to us that we sometimes forget that they made us who we are” Anne Marie Peard – Sometimes Melbourne. CLICK HERE for the full review.

A first generation Italo-Australian, performer and cook – Linda Catalano nourishes both stomach and soul with the immigration tales of her Italian forebears. Potatoes are peeled and peas shelled as stories spill over the kitchen bench and into your imagination. The audience breaks bread together, shares a great glass of wine or two, and indulges in a fantastic feast that leaves you satisfied mind, heart and body.

Linda Catalano shines as she nourishes us with traditional Italian food – prepared with the audience, and with wonderful Italian immigration stories from the heart.

Performer – Linda Catalano
Director – Penelope Bartlau
Sound design – Darius Kedros
Assistant director – Jess McLaughlin Cafferty
Lighting design – Brendan Jellie
Set Design – Tristan Shelley
Production assistant – Aislinn Murray

Part of the Darebin Homemade Food & Wine Festival 2015
Supported by City of Darebin.

Season Dates: 13 – 17 May 2015