Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ENTERTAINMENT
BIG MAMA
BLUES
( 06 581 25 51;
www.bigmama.it
;
Vicolo San Francesco a Ripa 18; 9pm-1.30am, shows 10.30pm Thu-Sat,
closed Jun-Sep; or Viale di Trastevere)
To wallow in the Eternal City blues, there's only one
place to go - this cramped Trastevere basement, which also hosts jazz, funk, soul and
R&B.
LETTERE CAFFÈ GALLERY
LIVE MUSIC
( 06 9727 0991;
www.letterecaffe.org
;
Vicolo San Francesco a Ripa 100/101; 7pm-2am, closed mid-Aug-mid-
Sep; Piazza Trilussa)
Like books? Poetry? Blues and jazz? Then you'll love this place - a
clutter of bar stools and books, where there are regular live gigs, poetry slams, comedy and
gay nights, plus DJ sets playing indie and new wave. There's vegetarian
aperitivo
from
7pm to 9pm nightly (€5).
ANFITEATRO DEL TASSO
THEATRE
( 06 575 08 27;
www.anfiteatroquerciadeltasso.com
;
Passagiata del Gianicolo; tickets €18; Jul & Aug;
Piazza Garibaldi)
The setting is extraordinary: an amphitheatre overlooking Rome's rooftops
that was built over 300 years ago. The productions are extraordinary, too, for different reas-
ons, featuring hammy turns in Greek and Roman comedy and the odd 18th-century drama.
TEATRO VASCELLO
( 06 588 10 21;
www.teatrovascello.it
;
Via Giacinto Carini 72, Monteverde; Via Giacinto Carini)
Left-field
in vibe and location, this independent, fringe theatre stages interesting, cutting-edge new
work, including avant-garde dance, multimedia events and works by emerging playwrights.
THEATRE
ALCAZAR CINEMA
( 06 588 00 99; Via Merry del Val 14; or Viale di Trastevere)
An old-style cinema with plush red
seats, occasionally shows films in their original language with Italian subtitles.
CINEMA
NUOVO SACHER
CINEMA
