Unmasking the comedians
The influence Carlo Goldoni had on Italian theatre is immeasurable, and his museum is not to be missed. The palazzo is hard to find. The land entrance is in an alley so narrow that you must consider the width of More...
The Lighter Side of Machiavelli
“Go and catch a falling star, get with child a mandrake root…”. This begins John Donne’s poem, and another writer created another literary work a century before, that dealt with a virtuous woman, More...
This is the smallest theatre in Italy
In the small town of Vetriano, in the province of Lucca, is this theatre, now part of the Guinness World Records. Image: L’Italo Americano This historial theatre, is now recognised as the smallest world! More...
Backstage at the Olimpico
Vincenzo Scamozzi’s final touch for the Olimpico was an amazingly detailed, three-dimensional stage set behind the scaenae, depicting the ancient city of Thebes Andrea Palladio channelled the great Roman architect More...
Viewpoint: Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily
The dramatic view out to the Castellammare del Golfo from Segesta in Sicily is only matched by its dramatic history. Both must have outdone the spectacles played out in its theatre. Italy Sicily the Greek theatre More...