Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità by Eduardo De Filippo
Teatro Francesco Cilea · Reggio di Calabria, Costa Viola, Calabria
3 February 2027
On 3 February 2027 at 21:00 the Teatro Francesco Cilea in Reggio Calabria hosts «Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità», a masterpiece by Eduardo De Filippo directed by and starring Geppy Gleijeses, alongside Pino Micol and Ciro Capano. The play turns on the figure of Antonio Barracano, a man of honour who tries to settle conflicts and injustices in his neighbourhood according to a personal idea of justice. It is a political, human and profoundly theatrical text about law, conscience, power and responsibility.
Wednesday 3 February 2027, at 21:00
On 3 February 2027, at 21:00, the Teatro Francesco Cilea in Reggio Calabria hosts «Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità», a masterpiece by Eduardo De Filippo directed by and starring Geppy Gleijeses. It is one of the most significant drama dates in Le Maschere e i Volti, the Cilea's season.
The cast
On stage alongside Gleijeses are Pino Micol and Ciro Capano, with Monica Assante Di Tatisso, Giuseppe Gaudino, Irene Grasso, Salvatore Felaco, Carlo Di Maio, Angela Bertamino, Pasquale Aprile, Demi Licata, Carmine Benitozzi, Umberto Ranieri and Guido Falco. It is a large company, as the text demands.
Antonio Barracano and his idea of justice
The play turns on the figure of Antonio Barracano, a man of honour who tries to settle conflicts and injustices in his neighbourhood according to a personal idea of justice. A complex character, inspired by a real person, whom Eduardo turns into a theatrical symbol of a society shot through with fragility, grief and contradiction.
A political and profoundly theatrical text
«Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità» is a political, human and profoundly theatrical text, able to interrogate the relationship between law, conscience, power and responsibility. Eduardo's writing alternates moments of sharp dramatic tension with memorable lines, restoring to the audience all the vitality of his theatre. The Teatro Cilea is at Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 325, Reggio Calabria.
Frequently asked questions
When is Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità staged in Reggio Calabria?
On 3 February 2027, at 21:00, at the Teatro Francesco Cilea.
Who directs and stars in it?
Geppy Gleijeses, who is both director and lead.
Who else is in the cast?
Pino Micol and Ciro Capano, with Monica Assante Di Tatisso, Giuseppe Gaudino, Irene Grasso, Salvatore Felaco, Carlo Di Maio and others.
What is the play about?
Antonio Barracano, a man of honour who settles conflicts and injustices in his neighbourhood according to a personal idea of justice.
Who wrote it?
Eduardo De Filippo: it is one of his most important texts.
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