Massimo Cirri is a psychologist and a journalist. He worked in Italy’s public mental health services for 25 years. After presenting at Radio Popolare, he then became the creator and voice of Caterpillar on RAI’s Radio 2. His work for the theatre, written with Lella Costa, includes: A colloquio. Tutte le mattine al Centro di salute mentale (2009); Il tempo senza lavoro (2013); and Un’altra parte del mondo (2016) published by Feltrinelli.