The “Teatro Puccini” was newly opened in 1940 as a theatre for the Recreation Workers’ Circle. After the war, it was used as a dance hall and for boxing matches; then, between 1964 and 1972, business was based mainly on films. With the 1991-92 season, the theatre was re-opened and called Teatro Puccini - Stable Theatre of satire and contamination of genres, founded by Sergio Staino who was the director until January 1999. During the past years, high quality productions were showed and well-known artists such as Marco Paolini, Paolo Rossi, Dario Fo, Franca Rame, Moni Ovadia, Lella Costa, Paolo Hendel etc performed on this stage. At present, the Puccini represents an extremely important point of reference in the city and in the region for a growing audience.
Teatro Puccini
Via delle Cascine, 41, 50144 Firenze FI, Italia
