Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos directs Maria Nafpliotou in *Filumena Marturano*,<\/em> the bittersweet comedy by Eduardo De Filippo, a brilliant example of Italian neorealism, which encapsulates an entire era within its pages and stands as one of the most beloved works in the global theatrical repertoire, continuing to move audiences even today, 77 years after its premiere in Naples (1946).<\/p>\n\n Maria Nafpliotou embodies an iconic woman, Filumena, in a landmark role that has been portrayed by leading actresses (such as Sophia Loren) around the world.<\/p>\n\n Her co-star on stage is Meletis Ilias, who is perfect in the role of Domenico Soriano.<\/p>\n\n Filumena Marturano started out as a prostitute and ended up as the mistress of the wealthy merchant Domenico Soriano. Now, after several years of living together, she is claiming the place she deserves. An unexpected secret upsets the balance and changes the situation. <\/p>\n\n A play that puts women under the microscope, problematic family and social structures, and stereotypes, bringing two worlds into conflict through the author\u2019s masterful language.<\/p>\n\n As Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos writes:<\/p>\n\n \u201cIt all happened once. Once, they told her she had become a woman. She\u2019s not a girl anymore. Once upon a time, she left her parents\u2019 house and went to that other \u2018home.\u2019 Once upon a time, she met him. Once upon a time, he met her. Once she got pregnant, and then again and again. And once he asked her to stay with him\u2014without ever really asking her. Then he forgot about it. <\/em><\/p>\n\n At one point, three children were born. They never found out whose children they were. <\/em><\/p>\n\n And one day\u2026 that \u201cone day\u201d grew tired. And it wanted it to happen now. <\/em><\/p>\n\n Now\u2026 between her and him. Who have never met, until now. Who have never truly lived, until now. <\/em><\/p>\n\n She never found out who he really was. Domenico<\/em> <\/em>Soriano.<\/em><\/p>\n\n And he never found out who she really is. Filumena<\/em> <\/em>Marturano. The woman who never cries. Until now. She\u2019s about to find out. And now we\u2019re about to find out, too.<\/em><\/p>\n\n And those kids will learn it, too. They need to learn it. <\/em><\/p>\n\n Because, as a hidden voice in the darkness says\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n \u201cKids will be kids.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n “And soon the first light of a new life will dawn.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" at the Dimitris Horn Theater Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos directs Maria Nafpliotou in *Filumena Marturano*, the bittersweet comedy by Eduardo De Filippo, a brilliant example of Italian neorealism, which encapsulates an entire…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","cpt_portfolio_group":[459,526],"class_list":["post-45906","cpt_portfolio","type-cpt_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cpt_portfolio_group-2022-2023","cpt_portfolio_group-dimitris-horn-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/45906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cpt_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/45906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45912,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio\/45906\/revisions\/45912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cpt_portfolio_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-th.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_portfolio_group?post=45906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}