Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ENTERTAINMENT
LA MAISON
( Vicolo dei Granari 4; Corso del Rinascimento)
A dressy disco in the heart of the historic centre, La
Maison pulls a see-and-be-seen crowd, who flirt and frolic to a soundtrack of poppy tunes
and commercial house. It's smooth, mainstream and exclusive, yet more fun than you
might expect.
CLUB
TEATRO ARGENTINA
THEATRE
( 06 684 00 03 11;
www.teatrodiroma.net
; Largo di Torre Argentina 52; tickets €12-27; Largo di Torre Argen-
tina)
Rome's top theatre is one of the two official homes of the Teatro di Roma; the other is
the Teatro India in the southern suburbs. Founded in 1732, it retains its original frescoed
ceiling and a grand gilt-and-velvet auditorium. Rossini's
Barber of Seville
premiered here
and today it stages a wide-ranging programme of drama (mostly in Italian) and high-profile
dance performances.
TEATRO VALLE
(
www.teatrovalleoccupato.it
;
Via del Teatro Valle 21; Largo di Torre Argentina)
One of Rome's historic
stages, this perfectly proportioned 18th-century theatre is where Pirandello's
Six Charac-
ters in Search of an Author
premiered in 1921. Since 2011 it has been occupied by a group
of theatre workers protesting against privatisation plans, but it still stages events ranging
from film retrospectives to open rehearsals. Check the website for upcoming events.
THEATRE
TEATRO DELL'OROLOGIO
( 06 687 55 50;
www.teatrorologio.it
;
Via dei Filippini 17a; Corso Vittorio Emanuele II)
A well-known ex-
perimental theatre, the Orologio offers a varied programme of contemporary and classic
works, with occasional performances in English.
THEATRE
ENGLISH THEATRE OF ROME
THEATRE
( 06 444 13 75;
www.rometheatre.com
;
Piazza Monte Vecchio 5, Teatro L'Arciliuto; tickets €15; Corso del
Rinascimento)
The English Theatre of Rome stages a mix of contemporary and classic plays,
comedies and bilingual productions at the Teatro L'Arciliuto near Piazza Navona.
