Antonio Latella's 'La locandiera' closes tour in Rome, plus April theatre highlights across Italy

April 2024 brings a rich slate of theatre productions across Italy. At Teatro Argentina in Rome (April 17–28), Antonio Latella directs a traditional yet contemporary staging of Carlo Goldoni's 'La locandiera', starring Sonia Bergamasco as Mirandolina. Latella emphasizes the play's radical feminist and class politics. In Bologna (April 5–14), Archivio Zeta (Enrica Sangiovanni and Gianluca Guidotti) stages Euripides' 'Baccanti' in the ex-church of San Mattia, incorporating Indian cultural influences and live music by Patrizio Barontini. Post-show discussions feature scholars Massimo Fusillo, Adriana Cavarero, Paolo Pecere, Giuditta de Concini, Matteo Casari, Federico Condello, and Giuseppe Fornari. At Teatro Carignano in Turin (April 9–28, then Pesaro and Bologna), Stéphane Braunschweig directs Pirandello's 'La vita che ti diedi' with Daria Deflorian and Federica Fracassi. Braunschweig, director of Odéon in Paris, explores themes of madness and illusion. In Prato (Teatro Fabbricone, April 9–14) and Milan (Teatro Studio Melato, May 21–26), Sotterraneo presents 'Il fuoco era la cura', inspired by Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451', questioning contemporary totalitarian risks. At Teatro San Ferdinando in Naples (April 11–21), Lino Musella directs 'Pinter Party', three one-act plays by Harold Pinter ('The Bitter Glass', 'The Language of the Mountain', 'Tea Party'), with Paolo Mazzarelli, focusing on oppression.