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450  ENTER T AINMENT IN ROME

Theatre productions are Once the choice was limited to If you are looking for a gay
performed in Italian whether a few well-established bars in venue, Coming Out, near the
the plays are national classics the centre and the hugely Colosseum, attracts both gay and
or by foreign playwrights. popular clubs in the Ostiense straight drinkers, and Planet
The main theatres – Teatro area and in San Lorenzo, such as Roma just off Via Ostiense
Argentina, Teatro Quirino and the unashamedly commercial regularly hosts gay nights.
the Eliseo – offer a selection Goa or the more cutting-edge For an alternative edge to
by great Italian playwrights. Locanda Atlantide, which hosts Rome’s vivacious nightlife, try
There are also performances a whole range of DJs from funk out the centri sociali, illegally
of traditional cabaret, dance to reggae. Now, though, the occupied buildings that have
and avant-garde theatre at the capital offers a wide range of been converted into arts and
Teatro India. Theatre tickets options designed to satisfy all entertainment centres. Top
cost between €8 and €50 and tastes and budgets. billing goes to Brancaleone,
can generally be booked only in Head first to a stylish pre- which features Italian and
advance by visiting the theatre clubbing venue such as ’Gusto, international DJs for the
box office in person or through where you can rub shoulders best in electronic and
agencies such as Box Office. with out-on-the-town locals house tunes.
taking advantage of the range A night out in Rome can be
of facilities – on three sites there expensive – you can be charged
Nightlife
is a restaurant, a pizzeria, a wine as much as €10 for a cocktail
Rome’s nightlife has never been bar and live music. Alternatively, in the bars around the central VIA COLA DI RIENZO
as vibrant as it is today, with a for a more leisurely start to your parts of Rome. For a cheaper
sharp rise in the number of bars evening simply relax in a wine alternative, visit one of the VIA XX SETTEMBRE
and clubs, all catering for an bar in one of the historic many bars in the area around and Trastevere VIA DEL CORSO
The Vatican
ever more demanding clientele. centre’s breathtaking squares. San Lorenzo. Around Northeast
Piazza Rome
Navona
DIRECTORY
CORSO V. EMANUELE II
The
Booking Tickets RomaEuropa Stadio Olimpico Teatro India Ancient
T e ver e
Centre
Via dei Magazzini Generali Viale dei Gladiatori (north- Lungotevere Vittorio
Box Office 20a (and other locations). west of city centre, across Gassman 1. Map 5 C5.
Largo di Torre Argentina Tel 06 45 55 30 50. the Tiber by Monte Mario). Tel 06 684 00 03 11.
11 (inside Feltrinelli ∑ romaeuropa.net Teatro Quirino
bookshop). Map 10 D4. Cinema and Via delle Vergini 7.
Aventine
Tel 06 94 36 47 67. Teatro dell’Opera Theatre Map 3 B3 & 10 F2. and Lateran
Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1. VIA APPIA NUOVA
Orbis Map 3 C3. Azzurro Scipioni Tel 06 679 45 85.
∑ teatroquirino.it
Piazza dell’Esquilino 37. Tel 06 48 16 01. Via degli Scipioni 82. VIALE TRASTEVERE
Map 4 D4. ∑ operaroma.it Map 1 C2. Nightlife
Tel 06 482 74 03. Tel 06 39 73 71 61. VIA OSTIENSE VIA CRISTOFORO COLOMBO
Ticketeria Rock, Jazz and Barberini Brancaleone
∑ boxofficelazio.it World Music Piazza Barberini 24. Via Levanna 13
(in Montesacro).
Map 3 B3.
Classical Music Alexanderplatz Tel 06 86 39 13 61. Tel 06 82 00 43 82.
and Dance Via Ostia 9. Map 1 B1. Coming Out
Tel 06 83 77 56 04. Casa del Cinema Via San Giovanni in
Accademia Largo Mastroianni 1. Laterano 8. Map 7 B1.
Filarmonica Romana Big Mama Map 3 B1. Tel 06 423 601. Tel 06 700 98 71.
Via Flaminia 118. Vicolo San Francesco ∑ casadelcinema.it Goa
Tel 06 320 17 52. a Ripa 18. Map 5 C2. Eliseo Via Libetta 13 (in Ostiense)
∑ filarmonicaromana. Tel 06 581 25 51. Via Nazionale 183. Map 3 Tel 06 574 82 77.
org Casa del Jazz B4. Tel 06 88 80 12 84. ∑ goaclub.com
Aula Magna Viale di Porta Ardeatina Fiamma ’Gusto
Via Bissolati 47. Map 3 C2.
dell’Università La 55. Map 7 A4. Tel 06 48 55 26. Piazza Augusto
Imperatore 9. Map 2 F2.
Sapienza Tel 06 06 08. Tel 06 6813 4221.
Piazzale Aldo Moro 5. ∑ casajazz.it Nuovo Olimpia
Map 4 F3. Tel 06 361 00 Palalottomatica Via in Lucina 16. Locanda Atlantide
51. ∑ concertiiuc.it Piazzale Plerluigi Nervi. Map 10 E1. Via dei Lucani 22b (San
Tel 06 88 80 12 83.
Lorenzo district).
Parco della Musica Tel 06 54 09 01. Teatro Argentina Tel 06 96 04 58 75.
Viale de Coubertin 30. Rome Meets the Largo di Torre Argentina Planet Roma
Tel 06 80 24 12 81 (info); World 56. Map 2 F4. Via del Commercio 36–8.
89 29 82 (credit card Villa Ada, Via Salaria. Tel 06 684 00 03 11. Map 6 D5.
sales). ∑ auditorium.com ∑ villaada.org ∑ teatrodiroma.net Tel 06 574 78 26.
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