The play is named for Via dei Capocci, a street in a working class neighborhood in the heart of Rome, which is known for its immigrant prostitutes and legendary landladies who rent them small rooms known as Neopolitan "bassi." It tells the story of a meeting between a middle-aged landlady and a former prostitute from Eastern Europe who is seeking work as a housekeeper. Scenes from the present mix with flashbacks to the 1950s, where two young prostitutes search for ways to survive in a brothel.
The collection, curated by Kairos Italy Theater, features the plays that have won
the annual Mario Fratti Award for Italian playwrights.