Arlecchino muto per spavento by Stivalaccio Teatro at Sala Umberto, December 3 to 6, 2026

From Thursday, December 3 to Sunday, December 6, 2026, Stivalaccio Teatro presents «Arlecchino muto per spavento» (Harlequin Mute from Fright) at Teatro Sala Umberto, at Via della Mercede 50 in Rome, directed by Marco Zoppello. Full-price tickets run from 22 to 34 euros and are sold online.

Updated November 6, 2026.

The event

The show starts from one of the most frequently performed scenarios in early eighteenth-century Paris, Luigi Riccoboni's «Arlequin muet par crainte», presented here in a modern version. In 1716 the Italian Comedians return to perform in the city theater after about fifteen years of exile; the troupe leader Riccoboni, known as Lelio, hires the Vicenza-born Harlequin Tommaso Visentini, who does not speak French. The remedy is to invent a scenario in which the servant becomes mute from fright.

Play, misunderstandings, love and drama intertwine through the fixed grimaces of the masks, with tangled plots that unravel in the characters' hands. Marco Zoppello is both director and Harlequin; on stage with him are Sara Allevi, Marie Coutance, Anna De Franceschi, Fabio Gorgolini, Michele Mori, Stefano Rota, Pierdomenico Simone and Maria Luisa Zaltron.

The company was founded in 2007 and received a Premio Ubu nomination in 2024. The masks are by Stefano Perocco di Meduna, the sets by Alberto Nonnato, the costumes by Licia Lucchese. The performance is in Italian.

Where it takes place: Teatro Sala Umberto

The hall on Via della Mercede, Teatro Sala Umberto, also hosts Barutz and Io me lo merito in its 2026-2027 season.

Practical information

• Dates: Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4 (evening), Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6, 2026 (afternoon).
• Venue: Teatro Sala Umberto, Via della Mercede 50, 00187 Rome.
• Full-price tickets: premium stalls 34 euros, stalls A 28 euros, stalls B 22 euros, plus fees.
• Production: Stivalaccio Teatro, TSV Teatro Nazionale, Teatro Stabile di Bolzano and Teatro Stabile di Verona.
• Getting there: use the ATAC route planner.

Frequently asked questions about Arlecchino muto per spavento

Who directs it?

Marco Zoppello, who also plays Harlequin.

What text is it based on?

Luigi Riccoboni's scenario «Arlequin muet par crainte».

How much is a ticket?

From 22 to 34 euros at full price, plus fees.

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