There are texts that stand the test of time, like stumbling blocks planted in the heart of the collective conscience. Vitaliano Brancati's The Governess is one of these. Written in 1952, buried by censorship for over a decade, it returns today with the cutting force of a work that still has much to say. Brancati delivers a drama that delves into the undercurrents of respectability, the silences of imposed morality, and guilt as an instrument of social control. He does so with a seemingly classical theatrical structure, in which small incidents and major misunderstandings—in the manner of Chekhov—are transformed into emotional detonators. But behind the sober form lies a fiery substance.

The housekeeper

Teatro Biondo Stabile

Lina Prosa returns to the myth of Penthesilea with a new script, entrusting the direction to Massimo Verdastro, with whom she has shared an "artistic-human" partnership for over forty years.

Penthesilea

Tribunetta Sala Strehler

In Vigata, the name of a mysterious agitator is circulating: Michele Sparacino. It is he, it is said, who incited the sulfur mine workers and sparked a general strike that spread throughout the city, uniting bakers and street cleaners, teachers and office workers. In reality, Michele Sparacino was born from the imagination of Liborio Sparuto, a lazy and lying journalist who, to explain to his readers the events shocking Vigata, completely invented the figure of a dangerous subversive.

The Triple Life of Michele Sparacino

Virdimura  tells the true story of the first female doctor in history, in 1300's Catania. The show is based on the novel by Simona Lo Iacono, winner of the 2024 Vittorini Prize, with dramaturgy by Angela Dematté and direction by Cinzia Maccagnano. Daughter of a doctor who teaches her to heal all human beings, Virdimura grows rooted in her city, as strong as the moss on the walls from which she takes her name. She is played by Donatella Finocchiaro, who embodies a courageous and pure, almost mythological figure, capable of healing bodies and souls. At a time when a female healer risked being branded a witch, Virdimura founded a hospital open to all, a place where suffering was welcomed and alleviated without privilege or distinctions of race or religion.

Dora Argento

Events

Upcoming events

17 - 25 Oct, 2026

The housekeeper · Teatro Biondo

10 - 22 Nov, 2026

Penthesilea · Teatro Biondo

27 - 31 Jan, 2027

The Triple Life of Michele Sparacino · Teatro Biondo

4 - 9 May, 2027

Virdimura · Teatro Biondo

Past events

17 - 25 Oct, 2026

The housekeeper · Teatro Biondo

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