Giallo sai!, Faccestamagia at Teatro Vittoria, May 12, 2027

Faccestamagia at Teatro Vittoria: Giallo sai!, the new comic magic show by Raffaello Corti, known on stage as Faccestamagia, is on Wednesday, May 12, 2027 at 21:00 at Teatro Vittoria, Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice 10, in Testaccio. It's a single date, written and performed by Corti himself and produced by Altra Scena. The theater is reached by Metro B, Piramide stop, and a walk of about 10 minutes along Via Marmorata. Prices are published on the official Teatro Vittoria website, which links to the presale network authorized by the organizers, and for information and bookings the box office answers at 06 5740170 and 06 5740598.

Language: performed in Italian. No English version or English surtitles are announced.

Giallo sai! at Teatro Vittoria: date, time and tickets

Giallo sai! has a single Rome performance: Wednesday, May 12, 2027 at 21:00, on the stage of Teatro Vittoria in Testaccio.

One night only

The performance calendar published by the theater has a single line: Wednesday, May 12, 21:00. There are no matinees or weekend shows, and for a show that thrives on direct contact with the audience a one-off date matters: if you want to be there, plan ahead, also because a Wednesday in May in Rome easily gets squeezed between work and other commitments.

Tickets and box office

Tickets are sold on the Teatro Vittoria website, which links to the authorized presale network, or at the box office on Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice. For the show the theater lists two numbers, 06 5740170 and 06 5740598, and the venue's general number is 06 5781960. Section prices are on the show's page on the website, along with the season's subscriptions and promotions.

Box office hours

According to the venue, the box office is open Monday from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:30 to 19:00, Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 20:00, and Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:30 to 19:00, with Sunday afternoons reserved for show days. On the day of the performance the box office is therefore open from the morning.

The address

Teatro Vittoria, Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice 10, 00153 Rome. The square is the heart of Testaccio: a tree-lined garden with the church of Santa Maria Liberatrice on the side opposite the theater.

What you'll see in Giallo sai!

Giallo sai! is a comic magic show in which a seemingly clumsy magician alternates tricks and jokes, involving audience members in turn, until the moment when real magic takes over.

The rules of a game

Teatro Vittoria's official presentation is written like the rules sheet of a board game. It starts with "Let's play at last!", continues with the turn of the "most yellow" player, who goes first, and with audience members taking turns enduring a barrage of clumsy tricks alternating with jokes of questionable quality. That's the tone: self-irony as rule number one.

The mystery magician

The game, according to the rules, is to guess who the mystery magician is. When someone thinks they've figured it out, they have to wait their turn and, instead of the usual yes-or-no question, try to guess. If the answer is Raffaello Corti, the only possible reply is the title: Giallo sai! It's a pun the Italian audience gets instantly, sounding like "già lo sai", "you already know", while giallo also means yellow, and it gives you the measure of the evening's comedy.

The catchphrase and the new material

The rules warn that the audience must always be able to appreciate the catchphrase, however old by now: "Se non ci credi, controlley", "If you don't believe it, check it out", with a mock English ending. The rest, the text promises, is completely new and unseen. If you follow Faccestamagia on social media you'll find his signature line, and if you don't know him you'll learn it in a few minutes.

Live, no scrolling

One of the presentation's best lines compares the stage and the screen: in the theater, unlike online, the audience can't scroll past. That's the point of the exercise: bringing into the hall, in front of flesh-and-blood people, a repertoire also born for short videos, where attention spans are measured in seconds.

The cards and the twist

The text also plays with the clichés of the trade, the usual card tricks, the reply "that's not my card". Beneath the bumbling magician, though, hides a real one: in every performance, the theater explains, there comes a twist when the magic emerges, astonishes and moves you. It's the structure the whole show rests on.

The evening in the hall

The theater doesn't publish the list of routines, and for a magic show that's an understandable choice: surprise is half the fun. From the presentation, though, you can tell how the evening unfolds. It starts with awkwardness, with a magician who seems unable to pull anything off and jokes the audience is invited to judge, moves on to involving the spectators, who are called to take part in the game, and arrives at the moment when the mask drops and the trick really works. It's a classic comic magic progression, built to make you laugh first and amaze you after.

Raffaello Corti, known as Faccestamagia

Raffaello Corti is a Roman comic magician, born in Rome on January 8, 1996, who appears under the stage name Faccestamagia, Roman dialect for "do us this magic", and with the character of the anti-magician: awkward, spaced out and funny, but capable of real tricks.

Magic since middle school

In an interview published by the cooperative Doc Servizi, of which he's a member, Corti says he started doing magic in middle school and devoted himself only to magic until he was 18. As a child, he explains, he'd seen magicians make a scarf disappear and thought they had real powers. Once he discovered the trick, he realized that to feel special it was enough to know how to amaze.

Comedy workshops and street shows

After 18 came comedy workshops, and with them the discovery that he liked making people laugh as much as making things disappear. Classic magic, he says, was starting to bore him, and the figure of the magician lends itself easily to mockery: hence the idea of combining the two paths. His bio recalls years of street performances and comedy theater workshops in Rome. Since 2018 being a comic magician has been his only job.

Television

His TV breakthrough came in 2018 on Tu sì que vales, where Corti reached the finals. From there his résumé grew: winning the Ariston Comic Selfie, the cast of Colorado, wins at the Festival del Cabaret Emergente in Modena and the Premio Takimiri, prime-time appearances on Rai and the comedy show LOL. Among the brands he's worked with are Red Bull, Comix, Deliveroo, Rubik's, Generali Assicurazioni and Lavazza.

Social media

Corti opened his YouTube channel in 2014, but he says his first viral videos only came with TikTok, and that since 2021 he has really started building his social media persona. Since then stage and web have grown together: his comic identity firmed up in front of live audiences while his online presence expanded. The joke about "300 followers" in the presentation of Giallo sai! is self-irony aimed right at that world.

From social media to theaters

The move to theaters is recent: in fall 2024 Corti took a show of his own to halls in several Italian cities for the first time with Uno spettacolo che mi vedrei. Giallo sai! is the next chapter, presented by Teatro Vittoria as a new show, and it marks a Roman comedian's return to a stage in his own city.

A curious fact about Giallo sai!, Faccestamagia at Teatro Vittoria, May 12, 2027

The funniest curious fact is the stage name. Faccestamagia sounds like a request in Roman dialect written all in one word, and the show's presentation is built with the same taste for wordplay: the title Giallo sai! is the obligatory answer when you guess the mystery magician's name. Even the catchphrase, "controlley", twists an ordinary word with an English ending, the way people do in short videos. Corti's comedy starts on the poster.

The second curious fact concerns his résumé. Corti was born in 1996, yet he has already been through almost every venue of Italian comedy: the street, workshops, cabaret festivals, TV talent shows and streaming. If you only know him from vertical videos on your phone, you'll find an artist with a much longer apprenticeship than it seems.

The third is about the place. Teatro Vittoria, before becoming a drama theater, was a neighborhood variety theater where, according to the hall's official history, Aldo Fabrizi, Totò and Anna Magnani performed. A comic magician alternating tricks and jokes is, in our opinion, the most direct descendant of that variety tradition: the same idea of popular entertainment, with today's comic timing.

Teatro Vittoria, home of Giallo sai! in Testaccio

Teatro Vittoria is Testaccio's drama theater: opened in its current form in December 1986, it has 560 red velvet seats facing a large stage and is run by the Cooperativa Attori e Tecnici, founded in 1977 by Attilio Corsini and Viviana Toniolo.

Early 20th-century variety

The Vittoria started as a neighborhood theater, a two-story building facing a square that was then unpaved, with the newly built church of Santa Maria Liberatrice on the opposite side. Variety shows were staged there, and Aldo Fabrizi, Totò and Anna Magnani passed across that stage. After the war the building was torn down and replaced by an apartment block with a large movie theater on the ground floor, with orchestra and balcony, built by the developer Amati.

From cinema to drama

In May 1986 work began to turn the cinema into a drama theater, designed by architect Enrico Nespega at Attilio Corsini's request. The work was finished in a few months, and in December of that year Teatro Vittoria reopened with today's hall. The house's signature title is Rumori fuori scena, the Italian version of Noises Off, which the cooperative has brought back to the program for years.

The cooperative and its leadership

The Cooperativa Attori e Tecnici has always focused on the company rather than the pull of a single name. After Attilio Corsini's death, since 2008 the artistic director has been Viviana Toniolo. Alongside the season, the theater organizes the Tè letterari, which reached their 30th edition in 2026-2027, the Salviamo i Talenti series named after Corsini and a school for spectators aged 5 to 105.

The May lineup

In the Vittoria calendar Giallo sai! comes after È intelligente... ma non studia! and before Gli uomini vengono da Marte, le donne da Venere 2.0. Among the same season's titles are also Rumori fuori scena and, in the fall, the improv theater of Addue.

Something nobody tells you about Giallo sai!, Faccestamagia at Teatro Vittoria, May 12, 2027

What the presentations hint at without saying outright is that in Giallo sai! the audience works. The theater's rules talk about spectators who "take turns" enduring the tricks: in a comic magic show that means someone will be called on stage or addressed from the audience. If you love taking part, choose the front rows, and if you'd rather watch without being involved, you'd better sit farther back or in the balcony.

The second thing concerns the audience. Faccestamagia also grew up on social media, and his crowd is often younger than a drama theater's usual one. A Wednesday night at the Vittoria may therefore see Testaccio subscribers in the hall alongside kids who came for the comedian from the videos: in our opinion it's exactly this meeting of two audiences that makes the evening interesting.

The third is practical. For a magic act the view matters more than for a comedy of words: a trick with cards or a small object is best appreciated up close. My advice is to ask the box office, when buying, which sections guarantee the best view of the center of the stage.

How to get to Teatro Vittoria

The simplest way to reach Teatro Vittoria is Metro B, Piramide stop, about 10 minutes away on foot: cross Piazzale Ostiense, take Via Marmorata and turn toward the center of Testaccio until you reach Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice.

By metro

Piramide is where line B meets Roma Ostiense station and the train to the Lido. From Termini the ride takes a few minutes. After the 21:00 performance, check the time of the last metro on the transit company's website.

Tram and bus

Testaccio is served by trams and several bus lines running along Via Marmorata and the Lungotevere. For the exact route from your starting point, use the Rome transit company's journey planner.

By car

In the evening parking in Testaccio is hard, even on weekdays, because the neighborhood fills up for its trattorias. My advice is to leave the car and take the metro.

On foot and by taxi

From the Circus Maximus it's about 20 minutes along Via Marmorata, and from Trastevere you cross Ponte Sublicio and you're already in the neighborhood. A taxi drops you in the square, in front of the theater entrance.

My tip for Giallo sai!, Faccestamagia at Teatro Vittoria, May 12, 2027

My first tip is not to treat Giallo sai! as a magic show for kids. The Faccestamagia character plays on awkwardness, embarrassment and deliberately bad jokes: it's comedy even before it's illusion, and it works best with an audience in the mood to laugh at itself. The real magic arrives, but it arrives when you least expect it.

My second tip is to arrive a bit early. Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice in May is full of light until late, and sitting on a bench in the garden before going in is the best way to set up a lighthearted evening. After the show Testaccio offers trattorias and pizzerias open late, and Wednesday is one of the days when it's easiest to get a table.

The third is for those who love to take part: sit near the stage. In comic magic, involving the audience is part of the game, and those in the front rows are more likely to become, for a few minutes, the magician's accomplice or victim. If the idea scares you, the middle rows are better.

Another well-known fact, yet one rarely mentioned

It's well known that comic magic in Italy has a strong tradition, made of magicians who fail on purpose and conjurers who poke fun at themselves. The agencies representing Corti present him as the heir to that line, comparing him to names like Mago Forest and Raul Cremona. Less often mentioned is that behind the bumbling character there's classic magician's training: Corti devoted himself only to magic throughout his teens, before discovering comedy workshops.

That fact says a lot about the show. The anti-magician works only if the magician under the mask is really good: if the final trick failed, the comedy of failure would lose its counterweight. Giallo sai! rests on this double register, and the twist the theater describes, when the magic emerges after so much clumsiness, is the proof of his technique.

There's a second rarely mentioned fact: Corti calls the live show the tip of the iceberg, beneath which lies long work of research, study and writing. A comic magic routine that looks improvised is almost always the result of months of rehearsal.

Testaccio around Teatro Vittoria

Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice is the heart of Testaccio, the working-class district born in the late 19th century between the Tiber, the Aventine and Monte dei Cocci. Opposite the theater rose the first public housing blocks, the result of an international competition and assigned mainly to carters and slaughterhouse workers. An overview of the district is in our page on what to see in Testaccio.

The square and the church

The square is a tree-lined garden with benches, a playground and the comings and goings of the neighborhood. On the side opposite the theater rises the church of Santa Maria Liberatrice, which the Vittoria's history recalls as brand new in the days of the first variety shows.

The Ex Mattatoio and the market

A few minutes' walk away is the Ex Mattatoio, the large industrial complex that for decades gave the neighborhood work and now houses cultural and university spaces. The Nuovo Mercato di Testaccio is the right place for a daytime stop, and the Museo diffuso del rione Testaccio tells the neighborhood's story along its streets.

The Pyramid and the Non-Catholic Cemetery

On the way to the metro you pass the Pyramid of Cestius and, right behind it, the Non-Catholic Cemetery, one of the quietest places in Rome. In May the long days let you visit it before dinner and get to the theater without rushing.

The Aventine close by

Testaccio lies at the foot of the Aventine. A climb of about 20 minutes takes you to the Orange Garden, with its terrace overlooking the Tiber and St. Peter's: a May sunset seen from up there is the ideal prologue to an evening of comedy.

The right photo to take at Giallo sai!, Faccestamagia at Teatro Vittoria, May 12, 2027

The right photo is taken in the square, before going in: the theater's facade with the yellow Giallo sai! poster, the trees in the garden and, on the opposite side, Santa Maria Liberatrice. On a May evening the poster's color stands out against the postwar apartment block that houses the hall, telling in one image the story of the neighborhood theater and the social media comedian.

During the show, in the hall, no photos and no filming, and for a magic act the rule has one more reason: no magician likes seeing his tricks slowed down frame by frame. Before the lights go down, if staff allow it, a shot of the orchestra with its 560 red seats makes a good keepsake.

The third photo is on the way out, with the square lit up and the trattorias glowing on the side streets. If you took part in a trick on stage you'll have a better memory than any photo, and for everyone else a selfie in front of the poster, maybe with the line "controlley", is the souvenir the character himself would suggest.

Some important events that happened here in history

The history of Teatro Vittoria follows that of Testaccio, from the working-class district of the early 20th century to the neighborhood of today.

Early 20th century, variety

The theater is the neighborhood's meeting point, facing an unpaved square and a newly built church, with the first public housing blocks going up opposite. Aldo Fabrizi, Totò and Anna Magnani, who in later years would become faces of Italian cinema, pass across the variety stage.

The postwar years, the cinema

During the building boom the original structure is torn down and replaced by an apartment block with a cinema on the ground floor, built by the developer Amati, with orchestra and balcony. For years Cinema Vittoria is where the people of Testaccio go for entertainment.

1977 and 1986, the cooperative and the theater

In 1977 Attilio Corsini and Viviana Toniolo founded the Cooperativa Attori e Tecnici. In May 1986 work began on turning the cinema into a drama theater, designed by architect Enrico Nespega, and in December of that year Teatro Vittoria opened with 560 red velvet seats.

Since 2008, new leadership

After Corsini's death the artistic direction passed to Viviana Toniolo, and the Salviamo i Talenti series, devoted to new performers, was named after the founder. Over time the theater also introduced an audio description service for some shows.

Who has passed through Giallo sai!, Faccestamagia at Teatro Vittoria, May 12, 2027

Three generations of Roman entertainment have passed across the Vittoria stage. In Testaccio's first variety theater, according to the hall's official history, Aldo Fabrizi, Totò and Anna Magnani performed. In the drama theater born in 1986, Attilio Corsini, founder of the Cooperativa Attori e Tecnici, and Viviana Toniolo have worked with the company's actors and each season's visiting productions.

The title that more than any other has made the hall's history is Rumori fuori scena, the comedy of backstage mix-ups. In the 2026-2027 season, Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice has seen, among others, the improv of Addue, the comedies Proposta di matrimonio and Happy Birthday, and a show that plays with magic from its title, Processo alla magia.

With Giallo sai! comes to the Vittoria a Roman comedian born in 1996 who paid his dues on the streets and in his city's workshops before moving through Tu sì que vales, Colorado and LOL. In our opinion there's a logic in seeing him on a stage born for variety: comic magic is one of the oldest forms of popular entertainment, and Testaccio is the neighborhood where that popular audience never left.

Accessibility and practical tips

Teatro Vittoria offers an audio description service for some of the season's shows, listed on its website. To find out if Giallo sai! is included, and for any wheelchair access needs in the hall, check with the box office.

Getting into the hall

The square is level and taxis can drop you at the entrance. If you have mobility difficulties, ask the box office when booking which sections are easiest to reach.

Running time and timing

The theater doesn't publish the show's running time. Arrive 20 minutes before 21:00, pick up your tickets and take your seat calmly: in a show that involves the audience, latecomers risk becoming the target of the first joke.

Giallo sai! with teens and families

Giallo sai! is comic magic for a broad audience, and Faccestamagia's social media fame makes it especially appealing to teenagers.

With teenagers

For teens who know the character from short videos, seeing him live is a chance to discover that behind a few seconds of joke there's real stagecraft. The theater doesn't set age limits, and the language is that of cabaret comedy.

With children

Magic tricks appeal at every age, but the show is at 21:00 on a Wednesday, a school night, and the comedy of awkwardness is aimed mainly at adults and teens. For younger children, check with the box office.

Where to eat before or after the show

Testaccio is one of the best neighborhoods in Rome to eat: historic trattorias, pizzerias, Roman offal cooking known as quinto quarto, and a covered market that by day is a stop for street food lovers.

Before the show

With a 21:00 start there's time for an early dinner at one of the trattorias on the streets around the square, or for an aperitivo in the square and a pizza after the show.

After the show

On Wednesday Testaccio is less crowded than on weekends, but it stays lively until late. When you leave the theater you'll still find kitchens open, though for the district's best-known places it's still worth booking.

Frequently asked questions about Giallo sai!

When is Giallo sai! on at Teatro Vittoria?

Giallo sai! is on at Teatro Vittoria in Rome on Wednesday, May 12, 2027 at 21:00. It's a one-off date: the theater's calendar has no other performances. The Vittoria is at Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice 10, in Testaccio.

Who is Faccestamagia?

Faccestamagia is the stage name of Raffaello Corti, a comic magician born in Rome in 1996. He plays the anti-magician, awkward and funny, but capable of real tricks. He was a finalist on Tu sì que vales in 2018, was in the cast of Colorado and appeared on LOL.

What is Giallo sai! about?

Giallo sai! is a comic magic show in which Raffaello Corti alternates deliberately clumsy tricks and jokes, involving audience members in turn, until a final twist when real magic emerges. The presentation is written like the rules of a game.

How do you buy tickets for Giallo sai!?

Tickets for Giallo sai! are sold on the Teatro Vittoria website, which links to the authorized presale network, or at the box office on Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice. For the show the theater lists the numbers 06 5740170 and 06 5740598, and prices are on the venue's website.

How do you get to Teatro Vittoria?

Teatro Vittoria is reached by Metro B, Piramide stop, and a walk of about 10 minutes along Via Marmorata to Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice. In the evening parking in Testaccio is hard: the metro is the easiest option.

Is the audience involved in the show?

In Teatro Vittoria's presentation, the audience of Giallo sai! takes part "in turn" in the magician's tricks. If you love being involved you can choose the front rows, and if you'd rather just watch you can sit farther back.

Is Giallo sai! suitable for teens?

Giallo sai! is cabaret-style comic magic, suitable for adults and teens, and teenagers who know Faccestamagia from social media are part of his natural audience. The theater doesn't set age limits, and the show is at 21:00 on a Wednesday.

Final tip on Giallo sai!

My tip is to book early, because there's only one date, and to choose your seat based on how much you feel like taking part: up front if you want to play along with the magician, in the middle if you want to enjoy the show without surprises. Giallo sai! brings to Teatro Vittoria a Roman comedian who grew up between the street, workshops and short videos, along with his anti-magician character. In our opinion the Testaccio hall, born as a neighborhood variety theater, is the right place to check that the catchphrase works live too: when the real trick comes, the audience can't scroll past.

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