Serata omicidio by Giuseppe Sorgi at Teatro Ghione, February 5 to 7, 2027

Serata omicidio, the comedy mystery written and directed by Giuseppe Sorgi, plays at Teatro Ghione in Rome from February 5 to 7, 2027, at Via delle Fornaci 37, a few steps from St. Peter's Square. There are five performances: Friday, February 5 at 20:30, Saturday, February 6 at 17:30 and 20:30, Sunday, February 7 at 15:45 and 18:30. The show runs 90 minutes. On stage are Emanuela D'Antoni, Shara Guandalini, Micol Pavoncello, Alessandra Pagnotta and Sorgi himself. The prices listed by the theater are €29 in the orchestra and €24 in the gallery. The Ghione is reached by regional trains FL3 and FL5 to Roma San Pietro station, a few minutes on foot, or by buses that serve the station and Porta Cavalleggeri. Tickets are bought from the official show page on the Teatro Ghione website, which links to the authorized presale network, or by contacting the theater at 06 6372294 or info@teatroghione.it.

Language: performed in Italian. No English version or English surtitles are announced.

A murder announced on the internet, a young woman who doesn't believe it, unexpected guests and a corpse in front of everyone's eyes: Serata omicidio is a mystery tinged with comedy, with declared nods to Agatha Christie. Below you will find times and prices, the plot without spoilers on the culprit, the company, the biography of Giuseppe Sorgi, the history of Teatro Ghione and its founder, how to get there, what to see nearby and the most frequent questions.

Serata omicidio at Teatro Ghione: dates, times and prices

Serata omicidio has five performances at Teatro Ghione between Friday, February 5 and Sunday, February 7, 2027, with two shows on both Saturday and Sunday.

The calendar

Friday, February 5 at 20:30. Saturday, February 6 at 17:30 and 20:30. Sunday, February 7 at 15:45 and 18:30. It is a calendar designed for the weekend, with a wide choice between afternoon and evening. Friday is the only evening performance with no alternative on the same day. Saturday and Sunday offer two times each, useful for those who need to combine the show with a dinner, a visit to the city or a return train. By Monday, February 8 the comedy has already left the stage on Via delle Fornaci.

The running time

The theater lists a running time of 90 minutes. The 20:30 performance therefore ends around 22:00, the Sunday 15:45 one around 17:15, leaving the rest of the day free.

Prices

The Ghione page lists two sections: orchestra at €29, gallery at €24. On the authorized presale network, service fees may be added to the prices.

Where to buy

From the show page on the Ghione website, with the online purchase button, or by contacting the theater at 06 6372294, also by WhatsApp, or by writing to info@teatroghione.it.

The plot of Serata omicidio, without revealing the culprit

In Serata omicidio a killer announces on the internet the day, time and place of the crime he is about to commit, and the address given is that of a young woman who does not take it seriously. That is the start of the mystery as the Ghione's official presentation tells it.

The announcement

The killer communicates everything in advance, like a challenge. The lady of the house thinks it is a joke. And yet, on the appointed evening, some unexpected guests show up at the scene of the crime, each driven by different motives.

From mystery to comedy

With the arrival of the guests the mystery takes on a rosy tint and becomes comedy: misunderstandings, characters, jokes. But the killer has built a perfect plan and exploits the comic atmosphere itself to carry out his misdeed.

The corpse

The crime really happens, and the corpse lies before everyone's incredulous eyes. From that moment the show becomes an interlocking game: who planned it all, why, and how the killer managed to weave the threads of his murder evening.

When things spiral

The theater's presentation warns that events will turn for the worse, slipping out of the guests' hands. The comic game becomes deadly and demands a solution. The rest is to be discovered in the hall.

Serata omicidio and Agatha Christie: the nods for fans

The show's official presentation promises mystery buffs nods to at least two works by Agatha Christie: Macabro quiz and Un delitto avrà luogo.

Un delitto avrà luogo

The novel, in the original A Murder Is Announced, was first published in 1950 and reached Italy in 1951 in the Il Giallo Mondadori series, as number 109. The protagonist is Miss Marple. The title itself, a crime announced in advance, points to the idea from which Sorgi's comedy also starts.

Inspector Craddock

In that novel Inspector Craddock appears for the first time, who will return in other Miss Marple investigations, and Sir Henry Clithering, a former Scotland Yard commissioner, returns. For those who love classic mysteries, recognizing the echoes is part of the fun.

The interlocking game

The theater stresses that comedy dominates without taking anything away from the mystery to be solved. In our view it is precisely this balance, laughing while suspecting everyone, that is the strength of the genre.

The performers of Serata omicidio

On stage are five performers: Emanuela D'Antoni, Shara Guandalini, Micol Pavoncello, Alessandra Pagnotta and Giuseppe Sorgi, who also signs the text and direction.

A mostly female company

Four actresses and one actor: the lady of the house and the unexpected guests are largely women, a detail that recalls the universe of the village ladies of Christie's novels.

The author on stage

Sorgi acts in his own text: a frequent choice in contemporary Italian comedy, which lets the author control the comic timing from inside.

90 minutes

A compact running time, with no dispersion: the mystery holds if the rhythm doesn't drop, and the theater's presentation insists precisely on the rhythm and the comedy of the best comedy.

Who Giuseppe Sorgi is: author, actor and director

Giuseppe Sorgi was born in Palermo in 1976, graduated in Letters and has lived in Rome since 2006. He is a theater and television author, actor and director.

The beginnings in Palermo

His first comedy on a program was Un problema alla volta, in 1998, directed by Pippo Spicuzza, a Sicilian director who died in 2006, head of stage productions at the Teatro Biondo Stabile di Palermo and artistic director of Teatro Orione. The comedy tells of a young couple in crisis after eight years of marriage and a wife who signs up for a theater therapy course.

Television

Sorgi has been an author for Rai and Mediaset of programs such as Zelig, Zelig Off, Stiamo tutti bene, Maurizio Costanzo Show, Tintoria and Made in Sud: a school of comic writing that can be felt in the timing of his comedies.

The actor

Among his stage experiences, besides those with Il Gruppetto, is Rinaldo in campo produced by Teatro Sistina in the 2011/2012 season, in the part once played by Ciccio Ingrassia.

Serata omicidio, since 2011

Serata omicidio is not new: it debuted in Rome at Teatro de' Servi in the 2011/2012 season. Coming back after 15 years with the same text, in a bigger hall, says a lot about how well the mechanism holds up.

The writer

Sorgi is also the author of the book Io Vergine, tu Pesci?, which also became a comedy show.

Where Serata omicidio was born: Teatro de' Servi

Serata omicidio debuted in the 2011/2012 season at Teatro de' Servi, at Via del Mortaro 22, about 100 meters from the Trevi Fountain. Knowing the original hall helps to understand what kind of comedy arrives at the Ghione.

A comedy hall

The de' Servi was built in 1950 in the garden of the convent beside the parish of Santa Maria in Via and inaugurated on April 26, 1957 by Eduardo De Filippo's company with the world premiere of De Pretore Vincenzo. Since the 2000s its management has focused on Italian comedies by living authors: the natural terrain for a text like Sorgi's.

From 250 to 500 seats

Reopened in 1984 with 252 seats, the de' Servi is a small hall. The move to the Ghione's 500 seats is a jump in scale for a show born for an intimate audience, and says that the comedy has found over the years a following of its own.

The de' Servi today

The hall on Via del Mortaro continues to program contemporary comedy, with titles like Se ti sposo mi rovino.

Who Serata omicidio is for

Serata omicidio is designed for those who love brilliant comedy and for those who love mysteries, and works above all when the two passions meet.

For mystery fans

Those who read Agatha Christie will find a familiar mechanism, with the pleasure of recognizing the nods and trying to beat the author to it.

For those looking for a light evening

Those who don't like suspense need not worry: the theater presents the show as a comedy, in which laughter takes over even in the darkest moments.

For an evening out with company

A mystery at the theater is an experience to share: you suspect, you discuss, you compare hypotheses on the way out. Going with friends or as a couple makes the evening more fun.

Teatro Ghione, the theater two steps from the Vatican

The Teatro Ghione is a hall of about 500 seats at Via delle Fornaci 37, founded and directed until 2005 by actress Ileana Ghione.

The birth in 1980

On December 9, 1980 Ileana Ghione bought and refitted the old theater on Via delle Fornaci, which has borne her name ever since. The program has always alternated the classic repertoire, with authors such as Wilde, Pirandello, Shakespeare and Goldoni, with contemporary comedy and concerts.

An intimate hall

With 500 seats divided between orchestra and gallery, the Ghione is big enough for brilliant comedy and intimate enough for the lines to reach the back rows. For a mystery, where every detail counts, closeness to the stage is an advantage.

Services

The official tourism portal of Roma Capitale lists the Ghione as accessible to people with disabilities and notes a dog-sitting service, rare among Roman theaters.

Ileana Ghione, the actress who founded the theater

Ileana Ghione, born in Cortemilia on January 15, 1931 and died in Rome on December 3, 2005, was one of the most popular actresses of Italian television serials and the founder of the hall on Via delle Fornaci.

The Academy and television

In the 1950s she studied at the Accademia nazionale d'arte drammatica, with Sergio Tofano among her teachers. Rai serials followed, from Jane Eyre to An American Tragedy (Una tragedia americana), from David Copperfield to the Buddenbrooks, up to Madame Curie and Una donna.

The entrepreneur

From 1980 she directed for 25 years the theater that bears her name. In 2001 President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi named her Grande Ufficiale of the Order of Merit of the Republic.

The last evening

On December 3, 2005, while performing Euripides' Hecuba (Ecuba) on the stage of her theater, she was taken ill and died shortly after. The funeral chamber was set up in the theater itself.

A curiosity about Serata omicidio by Giuseppe Sorgi at Teatro Ghione, February 5 to 7, 2027

The tastiest curiosity concerns the debut. Serata omicidio was first staged in the 2011/2012 season at Teatro de' Servi, a small hall in the center of Rome, and now returns, 15 years later, in the Ghione's 500 seats. In the meantime the world around the plot has changed: when the comedy was born, a murder announced on the internet was an almost futuristic idea for the stage. Today, between social media and messages, it sounds like daily news. It shows that the mechanism Sorgi chose, which recalls the Agatha Christie novel in which the crime is announced in advance, works with any means of communication: the channel changes, the challenge remains. A second curiosity concerns the author. Sorgi wrote for years for comic television, from Zelig to Made in Sud: cabaret comedy, made of tight timing and rapid-fire jokes, is the opposite of the slow suspense of the classic mystery. Serata omicidio tries to hold the two together. A third concerns the Sunday time: the 15:45 performance is one of the earliest of the Roman season, an afternoon-mystery hour, like the ones people read on the couch on winter Sundays.

One thing nobody tells you about Serata omicidio by Giuseppe Sorgi at Teatro Ghione, February 5 to 7, 2027

What the posters don't say is that a mystery at the theater is enjoyed better up close. In a film the camera points the viewer to the clues. On stage you have to find them yourself, and from far away a gesture, a moved object, a glance between two characters are lost. The advice is therefore the orchestra, even if it costs €5 more than the gallery: in an intimate hall like the Ghione the price difference is small, the viewing difference is not. The second thing nobody says concerns spoilers. Those who saw the show at Teatro de' Servi 10 or 15 years ago know the culprit: if you come with friends who have already seen it, ask them to say nothing. Likewise, it is best to avoid reading detailed reviews before the evening. The third concerns Sunday: with two performances close together, at 15:45 and 18:30, the exit of the first and the entrance of the second overlap within a few minutes, and the lobby fills up. Arriving a quarter of an hour early is the calmest choice. The last concerns parking: on Saturday night, with the Vatican area full, street parking is difficult, and a taxi or the train to San Pietro is more comfortable than the car.

The advice I give you for visiting Serata omicidio by Giuseppe Sorgi at Teatro Ghione, February 5 to 7, 2027

The advice is the Saturday performance at 17:30, in the orchestra. It is the most versatile time: you arrive in Borgo in the early afternoon, pass through St. Peter's Square in the February light, go into the theater at half past five and by seven you are out, with the whole evening ahead for dinner in Prati or Trastevere. Those who prefer the evening choose Friday at 20:30, the first of the five performances, when the company is fresh and the audience knows nothing yet. For those arriving from outside Rome and leaving on Sunday, the 15:45 performance lets you see the show and catch an evening train without rushing. In any case, leave at home the wish to guess the culprit right away: the fun of a comic mystery is in letting yourself be thrown off the trail. And if you come with company, make a bet on the culprit before the lights go down: whoever is right buys dinner. Finally, book in time: five performances in one weekend sell out quickly, especially the orchestra.

How to get to Teatro Ghione for Serata omicidio

The simplest way to reach Teatro Ghione is the regional train to Roma San Pietro station, served by lines FL3 and FL5, a few minutes on foot from Via delle Fornaci.

By train

Roma San Pietro station, opened in 1894 with the line to Viterbo, is served by the FL3 and FL5 regional trains and has a bus stop and a taxi stand. From the station you walk up Via delle Fornaci to the theater.

By bus

The buses in the area serve San Pietro station and Largo di Porta Cavalleggeri, at the start of Via delle Fornaci. For the fastest route, and for the weekend evening runs, it is best to use the Atac route planner.

By car

The theater's website lists, for those arriving by car, a free outdoor lot, the San Pietro parking and the Bonifacio garage. On weekends street parking is difficult.

By taxi

From the historic center the taxi is the simplest solution, especially on Saturday night and in the February rain.

Another well-known fact, yet rarely mentioned

That Agatha Christie is the queen of the mystery everyone knows. Less often cited is how much her model shaped the comedy mystery in the theater: the closed group of characters, the isolated house or the apartment, the crime that happens before everyone's eyes and the culprit who is always one of those present. Serata omicidio declares itself heir to this tradition, and does so by openly citing Un delitto avrà luogo, the 1950 novel with Miss Marple. A second fact known to readers and little recalled: in Italy that novel came out as early as 1951, a year after the original, in the Il Giallo Mondadori series, as number 109, a sign of how much the Italian public awaited every new Miss Marple investigation. A third fact concerns the place. The Ghione is a few steps from San Pietro station, which in the 20th century was a set for Italian cinema, with Totò, Alberto Sordi and Virna Lisi: a neighborhood that knows comedy well, where a comedy mystery finds a natural audience.

What to see around Teatro Ghione

Teatro Ghione is between San Pietro, Borgo and the Janiculum: those who arrive early are spoiled for choice.

St. Peter's Square and Basilica

St. Peter's Square is a few minutes on foot. For the basilica it is best to check opening hours and security screening before planning the visit.

Borgo and Castel Sant'Angelo

Between San Pietro and Castel Sant'Angelo stretches the Borgo district, with its narrow streets and the Passetto di Borgo, the elevated corridor that links the Vatican to the castle.

The Janiculum and Villa Pamphilj

Behind the theater rises the Janiculum. Farther south opens Villa Doria Pamphilj, the largest park in Rome.

The right photo to take at Serata omicidio by Giuseppe Sorgi at Teatro Ghione, February 5 to 7, 2027

During the show the phone stays off: in a mystery a lit screen in the hall is a false clue that distracts everyone, and a ringtone at the moment of the crime ruins the evening for 500 people. The right photo is taken before and after. The first is the official poster of Serata omicidio, with the golden title, the high-heeled shoe in place of a letter and the scattered puzzle pieces: an image that sums up the interlocking game of the plot. Photograph it at the entrance of the Ghione, on Via delle Fornaci. The second is taken if you choose the Saturday 17:30 performance or the Sunday 15:45 one: on the way out, a few minutes on foot bring you in sight of the colonnade of St. Peter's, and the dome at a February sunset is one of the most beautiful images in the city. The third is a game to play with whoever comes to the theater with you: photograph the ticket and write on it, before the show begins, the name of the character you suspect. At the end of the evening you will know who was right. A rule that always applies: no flash and no video during the performance, unless the theater indicates otherwise.

Some important events that took place here in history

The area of Teatro Ghione is marked by Porta Cavalleggeri, one of the openings in the Leonine Walls, which still bears the coats of arms of the Borgias of Pope Alexander VI. On April 30, 1849 it was right at Porta Cavalleggeri that the first attack of the French troops against the Roman Republic was fought, and the French were repulsed. Among the defenders was a young actor destined to become famous, Tommaso Salvini. In 1894 San Pietro station was inaugurated, on the line to Viterbo, from which the Vatican railway also departs. In the 20th century it became a set for Italian cinema. On December 9, 1980 Ileana Ghione bought the old theater on Via delle Fornaci and reopened it under her name. On November 25, 1986 Shaw's Candida was staged there, directed by Silverio Blasi. On December 3, 2005 Ghione herself was taken ill on stage during Euripides' Hecuba and died a few hours later. The funeral chamber was set up in the theater. Meanwhile, a few kilometers away, in the 2011/2012 season Giuseppe Sorgi's Serata omicidio debuted at Teatro de' Servi. In February 2027 it arrives on the stage on Via delle Fornaci, in the same season that has brought to the Ghione comedies, concerts and shows such as I Fantastici.

How to organize the Serata omicidio weekend

With five performances between Friday and Sunday, Serata omicidio lends itself to a Roman weekend built around the Vatican.

Friday evening

Arrival in Rome in the afternoon, a stroll in Borgo, the 20:30 performance and a late dinner in Prati.

Saturday

Morning at the museums or at Castel Sant'Angelo, the 17:30 performance, evening free in Trastevere. Or morning and afternoon around the city and the 20:30 performance.

Sunday

Morning at the Janiculum or Villa Pamphilj, lunch in the area, the 15:45 or 18:30 performance and the trip home.

With teenagers

The comic mystery is a genre suited to teenagers too, especially those who read Agatha Christie. For small children 90 minutes of intrigue can be long, so it is best to ask the theater.

Where to eat before or after Serata omicidio

Around Teatro Ghione the offering is the typical one of the Vatican area: a lot of tourist dining near the square, more authentic places on the residential streets.

Before the show

In the streets between Via delle Fornaci, Via Gregorio VII and the slopes of the Janiculum there are pizzerias, trattorias and bars frequented by those who live in the neighborhood.

After the show

For an after-theater supper it is best to move to Borgo, to Prati toward Via Cola di Rienzo, or to Trastevere, reachable in a few minutes by taxi.

Accessibility and practical information

Teatro Ghione is listed as accessible to people with disabilities by the tourism portal of Roma Capitale. To learn how access to the hall is organized, it is best to phone the theater, at 06 6372294, before the evening.

With a dog

The official tourist portal lists a dog sitting service for the Ghione: if you're coming with your dog, you can ask the theater how it works before booking.

February in Rome

February is a quiet month to visit the Vatican area, with fewer lines than in spring. Evenings are cool and sometimes rainy: an umbrella in your bag is always useful.

Who has played Serata omicidio by Giuseppe Sorgi at Teatro Ghione, February 5 to 7, 2027

The name that dominates the history of this theater is Ileana Ghione's, born in Cortemilia in 1931, an actress trained at the Accademia d'arte drammatica with Sergio Tofano, the face of Rai serials such as Jane Eyre, David Copperfield, I Buddenbrook, Madame Curie, beside Tino Carraro in Giacosa's Come le foglie. In 2001 President Ciampi named her Grande Ufficiale of the Order of Merit of the Republic. On the Ghione stage have appeared the classics of the repertoire, from Shaw to Greek tragedies, contemporary comedy and, more and more often, music. In the surrounding neighborhood passed the defenders of the 1849 Roman Republic, among them the actor Tommaso Salvini, and at San Pietro station Totò, Alberto Sordi and Virna Lisi filmed. From February 5 to 7, 2027 Giuseppe Sorgi passes through Via delle Fornaci, an author from Palermo raised with Pippo Spicuzza and later moved on to the television writing of Zelig and the Maurizio Costanzo Show, with actresses Emanuela D'Antoni, Shara Guandalini, Micol Pavoncello and Alessandra Pagnotta. And with them, ideally, Agatha Christie, Miss Marple and all the killers who announce the crime before committing it.

Frequently asked questions about Serata omicidio

When does Serata omicidio play at Teatro Ghione?

Serata omicidio is at Teatro Ghione from February 5 to 7, 2027: Friday the 5th at 20:30, Saturday the 6th at 17:30 and 20:30, Sunday the 7th at 15:45 and 18:30. The show runs 90 minutes.

How much do Serata omicidio tickets cost?

For Serata omicidio Teatro Ghione lists €29 in the orchestra and €24 in the gallery. On the authorized presale network service fees may be added. Tickets are bought from the theater's website or at 06 6372294.

Who is in Serata omicidio?

In Serata omicidio the performers are Emanuela D'Antoni, Shara Guandalini, Micol Pavoncello, Alessandra Pagnotta and Giuseppe Sorgi, who wrote and directed the comedy. The show debuted at Teatro de' Servi in Rome in the 2011/2012 season.

What is Serata omicidio about?

Serata omicidio tells of a crime announced on the internet. The address is that of a young woman who doesn't believe it, but on the appointed evening unexpected guests arrive and the corpse really appears. It is a comic mystery with nods to Agatha Christie.

Is Serata omicidio inspired by Agatha Christie?

Serata omicidio, according to the Teatro Ghione presentation, contains nods to Macabro quiz and to Un delitto avrà luogo, the 1950 novel with Miss Marple. The plot, however, is original to Giuseppe Sorgi.

How do I get to Teatro Ghione?

Teatro Ghione, at Via delle Fornaci 37, is reached by regional trains FL3 and FL5 to Roma San Pietro station, a few minutes on foot, or by buses that stop at the station and at Porta Cavalleggeri.

Is Serata omicidio suitable for teenagers?

Serata omicidio is a comedy mystery suitable for teenagers too, especially mystery fans. For small children it is best to ask Teatro Ghione, at 06 6372294, before buying.

The final advice on Serata omicidio

Serata omicidio is the theater of a winter Saturday afternoon: a 90-minute comic mystery, an author who knows the timing of laughter, an intimate hall two steps from St. Peter's. In our view it is best to choose the orchestra and the Saturday 17:30 performance, arrive without having read anything about the ending and let yourself be thrown off the trail. Those who love Agatha Christie will find the echoes of Miss Marple. Those who have never read her will leave wanting to start.

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