He quickly took an interest in writing so he wrote and directed a few short plays that got played in different theatres of the city. In 2005 he left his home country and moved to Paris to train at the International School Jacques Lecoq.
As early as 2006 Fabio started his own theatre company, Carrozzone Teatro[1] through which he presents the premieres of all his plays. All of Fabio Marra's plays are listed in the BnF catalogues.[2]
In 2010, he created La naïve. The play was presented in Paris during the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons, at the Festival d'Avignon in 2010 and 2011 and with the support of ADAMI,[5] the play was performed at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse in 2013.[6]
In 2012 he wrote and directed Rappelle-toi.[7] With the support of the SFR foundation for the art, the play premiered at the Festival d'Avignon Off 2012 and played again at the Festival the following year.[8] Marra wad offered a residency at the Théâtre Le Lucenaire de Paris in 2012.[9] The city of Versailles decided to coproduce his next play Dans les chaussures d'un autre[10] which talks about identity.
The play was produced at the Théâtre Le Lucenaire during the 2012/2013 season and at La Luna as part of the 2014 Festival d'Avignon Off. In 2014 Fabio wrote Allegro ma non troppo which he directed at the Scène du Canal with the music by Guappecarto.[11] The same year he co-wrote Prêt-à-partir with Fabio Gorgolini. The play was produced by Teatro Picaro Company at the Théâtre Buffon.
In 2015, he wrote and directed Ensemble, starring Catherine Arditi in the main role. The play unfolds around a theme as universal as it is unknown : normality. Ensemble was created for the Festival d'Avignon 2015[12] at the Théâtre La Luna[13] with the support of the Théâtre le Moulin des Muses of Breuillet and the city of Bièvres. Ensemble transferred to the Théâtre du Petit Montparnasse in January 2017 and was nominated for two Molière Awards.[14] Fabio Marra was nominate for Best Newcomer and Catherine Arditi won Best Actress in a commercial theatre production 2017.
Ensemble has been translated and produced in many countries :
United Kingdom,[15] Czech Republic, South Korea, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Panama, Argentina, Finland, Bulgaria, Latvia and Turkey.
Ensemble has been adapted as a film entitle SPOLU by Nostress production, Prague.
Fabio's next play Juntos premiered on August 6th 2018 at the Teatro Principal de Vitoria Gasteiz in Spain. The play starred Kiti Mánver, Melani Olivares, Gorka Otxoa and Inès Sánchez.[16] It was directed by Juan Carlos Rubio. The play toured during the 2018/2019 season and was presented at the Teatro Amaya of Madrid during the 2019/2020 season. It received 4 nominations at the "Premios Max de las artes escenicas" : Best show, best directing, best actress and best actor. In September 2022 the play premiered at the Theatre du Centaure directed by Marja-Leena Junker. Juntos is published by the Ediciones Antigona of Madrid.
In 2016 Fabio Marra wrote A tes souhaits, a play dedicated to a younger audience. The play was created by the Mélodrames Company, directed by Gustavo de Araujo at the Théâtre Le Funambule[17] at Montmartre.
He wrote Un pas après l'autre[18] in 2020. He directed the play at the Espace Michel Simon of Noisy-le-Grand. The play was presented at La Scala Provence during the Festivald'Avignon 2022.[19]
In 2023 he wrote and directed La couleur des souvenirs[20] starring DominiquePinon, Catherine Arditi, Sonia Palau,[21] Floriane Vincent,[22]Aurélien Chaussade and Fabio Marra. The play was created at the Théâtre des Halles of Avignon, co- produced by the Comédie de Picardie of Amiens.[23]
In 2024 Fabio directed Des pivoines du Japon, a play written by Emmanuel Robert-Espalieu strarring Marion Christmann and Gaël Cottat. The play was produced by La Scala Theatre and played at the Festival d'Avignon Off 2024 at the same theatre.[24]
He is an associate artist at the Federation of Social Centers of Seine-Saint-Denis, who accompanied him on an adventure that culminated in 2012 with the staging of the Festival Transit 2013 and 2014. He is also a Member of the SACD, The Mational Union of Directors and of the Autores y Autoras de Teatro company in Spain.
Fabio Marra is represented in the UK by Sisii Liechtenstein at International Performing Rights.
2009 - Mon Serviteur, by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra. Théâtre de l'étincelle in Avignon
2010 - La Naïve, by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra. Théâtre de Poche-Montparnasse
2012 - Rappelle-toi by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra. Théâtre La Luna in Avignon
2012 - Dans les chaussures d'un autre by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra. Théâtre Le Lucernaire in Paris
2015 - Ensemble by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra. Théâtre La Luna in Avignon
2016 - Ensemble by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra. Théâtre La Luna in Avignon
2017 - Ensemble by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra. Théâtre Petit Montparnasse in Paris
2018 - 2022 Ensemble by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra, on tour andbroadcast on France Télévisions
2019 - Ensemble by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra, Théâtre du ChêneNoir in AvignonThéâtre des Halles, Avignon
2021 - Un pas après l'autre by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra, Espace Michel Simon, Noisy-le-GrandFile:Facade Sainte Claire.jpgThéâtre des Halles, Avignon
2022 - Un pas après l'autre by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra, Théâtre La Scala Provence, Festival d'Avignon
2023 - La couleur des souvenirs by Fabio Marra, directed by Fabio Marra,Théâtre des Halles in Avignon, coproduced by the Comédie de Picardie in Amiens.
2024 - Des pivoines du Japon, by Emmanuel Robert-Espalieu, directed by Fabio Marra, La Scala Provence Theatre Avignon
Cinema
2023 - Spolu. The play Ensemble is the subject of a film adaptation in the Czech Republic by No Stress Production. Directed by David Lanka and Martin Müller.
Television
2022 - Video recording of Ensemble, produced by France Télévision, Carrozzone Teatro and La Compagnie des Indes. Directed by Simranjit Singh and Fabio Marra.
2019 : Juntos, Max Prize for the Performing Arts in Spain. Best show. Juan Carlos Rubio, Best Management. Kiti Manver, Best Actress. Gorka Otxoa, Best Actor
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