https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Cinemas and theatres in Italy's 'yellow' zones could reopen on March 27th, the culture minister announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210227/italy-to-reopen-cinemas-and-theatres-next-month Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:07:34 +0100 italy-to-reopen-cinemas-and-theatres-next-month A Milanese theatre based on the design of the city's Teatro alla Scala opera house has reopened its doors after 32 years in disrepair. https://www.thelocal.it/20161122/piccola-scala-opens-in-milan-theatre-culture-scene Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:25:14 +0100 piccola-scala-opens-in-milan-theatre-culture-scene A rock musical about Roman's most controversial emperor, Nero, will give new life to the place where he once lived. https://www.thelocal.it/20161019/rock-opera-musical-about-emperor-neros-life-to-domus-aurea-rome Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:00:58 +0200 rock-opera-musical-about-emperor-neros-life-to-domus-aurea-rome Dario Fo was one of the leading figures in modern farce and political theatre, whose brilliant satire earned him both a rebuke from the Vatican and the literary world's highest honour. https://www.thelocal.it/20161013/obituary-dario-fo-master-of-satire-an-political-farce Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:47:21 +0200 obituary-dario-fo-master-of-satire-an-political-farce Italian playwright and actor Dario Fo, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1997, has died at the age of 90, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161013/nobel-prize-winning-playwright-political-activist-author-dario-fo-dies-at-90 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:24:41 +0200 nobel-prize-winning-playwright-political-activist-author-dario-fo-dies-at-90 An ancient Roman amphitheatre, in the town of Fano, in the Marche region, is slowly rotting away beneath an abandoned factory from the early 1900s. https://www.thelocal.it/20160318/italian-town-forgets-roman-theatre-found-under-derelict-factory Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:51:32 +0100 italian-town-forgets-roman-theatre-found-under-derelict-factory A contest aimed at exploring ways of covering the ancient Roman amphitheatre of Verona is to be launched by the Italian underwear company, Calzedonia, later this month. https://www.thelocal.it/20160308/underwear-company-funds-contest-to-design-new-roof-for-ancient-roman-theatre Tue, 08 Mar 2016 14:18:13 +0100 underwear-company-funds-contest-to-design-new-roof-for-ancient-roman-theatre Four people are are being investigated for manslaughter after Raphael Schumacher, 27, was accidentally hanged during a live performance in Pisa. https://www.thelocal.it/20160205/four-probed-over-actor-hanged-in-during-play Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:19:17 +0100 four-probed-over-actor-hanged-in-during-play Sister Cristina, the Sicilian nun who took the world by storm in the singing contest, The Voice, last year, is now taking to the stage in Italy's version of 'Sister Act'. https://www.thelocal.it/20151119/italys-singing-nun-to-star-in-sister-act Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:28:38 +0100 italys-singing-nun-to-star-in-sister-act A theatre centre in an off-the-beaten path corner of Tuscany has become a creative hub for thespians from around the world, offering residencies for established drama professionals and courses for aspiring actors. https://www.thelocal.it/20140430/tuscan-town-transformed-into-theatre-hub Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:09:00 +0200 tuscan-town-transformed-into-theatre-hub