Growing up, war is a show that weaves together voices and genuine testimonies collected from different wars of the past and present, to highlight the blind spot of our humanity: apathy.

A theatrical journey that forces us to listen to what we often decide to ignore: the pain of others.
Using the words of those who have lived through war, the show demonstrates how the seeds of conflict are sown in the ignorance of the present, in the careless telling of narratives, in the failure to listen with empathy. It is a profound reflection on time, memory and collective responsibility.

Because every war arises from that which we were unable to protect. And every peace is built on the foundation of that which we decide to see.

FRANCESCA MANNOCCHI Italian journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker specialising in migration and conflict. She has reported from Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Somalia, Chad, Kenya, South Sudan, Bangladesh, Palestine and Israel. Since 2022 she has been following the Russian invasion in Ukraine and has made, produced by Fandango, the documentary “Lirica Ucraina” which won the David di Donatello for Best Documentary in 2025.

RODRIGO D’ERASMO
A classically-trained violinist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and producer, since 2001 he has recorded dozens of albums and played with numerous bands and artists including Mark Lanegan, Muse, Damon Albarn, Rokia Traoré and many others. Since 2008, he has been the violinist for Afterhours, with whom he won, among other awards, the critics’ prize at the 2009 Sanremo Festival and the Tenco prize in 2012.

BY Francesca Mannocchi
WITH Francesca Mannocchi e Rodrigo D’Erasmo
DIRECTION Giorgina Pi
MUSIC Rodrigo D’Erasmo
PRODUCTION Elastica e Gemma Concerti
DISTRIBUTION Gemma Concerti

2025 TOUR

27 novembre – Teatro Lyrick, Assisi
5 dicembre – Roma, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli
12 dicembre – Nichelino (TO), Teatro Superga

2026 TOUR

29 marzo – Senigallia (AN), Teatro la Fenice – Biglietti
7 aprile – Verona – D.E.I. Festival, Teatro Camploy
8 aprile – Genova, Teatro Nazionale – Bigletti
11 aprile – Pescara, Teatro Massimo – Biglietti
18 aprile – Sassari, Teatro Verdi – Biglietti
28 aprile – Lecce, Teatro Politeama Greco – Biglietti
29 aprile – Bitritto (BA) – Palatour – Biglietti
5 maggio – Napoli, Teatro Acacia – Biglietti
10 maggio – Udine
11 maggio – Ravenna, Festival delle culture
14 maggio – Milano, LIFE 2026 un festival di ZONA K