Category
page 1Plays by Luigi Pirandello
Six Characters in Search of an Author
play written by Luigi Pirandello
Così è
play by Luigi Pirandello
Henry IV
play written by Luigi Pirandello
Tonight We Improvise
play written by Luigi Pirandello
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth
play by Luigi Pirandello
Liola
Liolà () is an Italian stage play written by Luigi Pirandello in 1916, which takes place in early 20th century Sicily. The original text was composed in the Sicilian dialect of Agrigento. The title character is a middle-aged single father by choice. He has three young boys, each by a different mother. Liolà is a free-spirit who wanders from town to town, looking to connect with nature, and to create children without having any ties to the mother. He tries to sell one of his boys to Zio Simone, a crabby elderly man, who becomes offended by the offer. He then has an encounter with Mita, a former