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.

Donatella Finocchiaro

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4 - 9 May, 2027

Virdimura · Teatro Biondo

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