Enzo Moscato's 'Bordello di mare con città' revived at Teatro Bellini
Enzo Moscato's play 'Bordello di mare con città', written in 1987 and never fully staged, has been revived by director Carlo Cerciello at the Teatro Bellini in Naples. The production is a collaboration between Teatro Elicantropo and Elledieffe (Compagnia di Luca De Filippo), directed by Carolina Rosi. The play, dedicated to the late playwright Annibale Ruccello, explores dark desires, religious mania, and impossible redemption through six characters in a former fascist-era brothel turned devotional site. The cast includes Imma Villa, Fulvia Carotenuto, Cristina Donadio, Ivana Maione, Sefora Russo, and Lello Serao, with Moscato himself playing a journalist. Set design by Lorenzo Amato, costumes by Alessandro Ciammarughi, sound by Hubert Westkemper, and lighting by Cesare Accetta. The play marks a return of contemporary Neapolitan dramaturgy that influenced recent theater history.
Key facts
- Play 'Bordello di mare con città' by Enzo Moscato, written in 1987, revived at Teatro Bellini in Naples.
- Directed by Carlo Cerciello, produced by Teatro Elicantropo and Elledieffe (Compagnia di Luca De Filippo), directed by Carolina Rosi.
- Dedicated to Annibale Ruccello, who died 30 years ago in an accident; the play was commissioned after his death.
- Plot: six characters in a former brothel turned religious site, centered on ex-prostitute Assunta and a girl named Betti who dies from abuse.
- Cast: Imma Villa, Fulvia Carotenuto, Cristina Donadio, Ivana Maione, Sefora Russo, Lello Serao; Moscato plays a journalist.
- Set by Lorenzo Amato, costumes by Alessandro Ciammarughi, sound by Hubert Westkemper, lighting by Cesare Accetta.
- First act realistic, second act dreamlike; breaks linear dramaturgy.
- Previously only performed as a radio version by Toni Servillo and in a women's prison in Pozzuoli.
Entities
Artists
- Enzo Moscato
- Annibale Ruccello
- Carlo Cerciello
- Carolina Rosi
- Toni Servillo
- Luca De Filippo
- Imma Villa
- Fulvia Carotenuto
- Cristina Donadio
- Ivana Maione
- Sefora Russo
- Lello Serao
- Lorenzo Amato
- Alessandro Ciammarughi
- Hubert Westkemper
- Cesare Accetta
- Giuseppe Distefano
Institutions
- Teatro Bellini
- Teatro Elicantropo
- Elledieffe
- Compagnia di Luca De Filippo
- Artribune
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Pozzuoli