Katia Follesa in No vabbè mi adoro at Teatro Brancaccio, May 14, 2027

Katia Follesa in No vabbè mi adoro comes to Teatro Brancaccio in Rome on Friday, May 14, 2027 at 21:00, for one night only. The theater is at Via Merulana 244, in Esquilino, a few steps from the Vittorio Emanuele stop on Metro A. Full prices published by the Brancaccio range from €30 in the second balcony to €53 in the Poltronissima Gold. Tickets are sold on the official Teatro Brancaccio website, which links to the presale network authorized by the organizers, or at the box office on Via Merulana. The show is produced by AD Management.

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

No vabbè mi adoro at the Brancaccio: date, time and prices

No vabbè mi adoro is on at Teatro Brancaccio for one night only, Friday, May 14, 2027, starting at 21:00.

One date, on a Friday

The theater publishes a single time: Friday, May 14, at 21:00. A Friday night in May is one of the most sought-after nights of the Roman season, and with a comedian who has a big following on TV and streaming, the Brancaccio's hall of about 2,000 seats may sell out early. Don't wait until the last few weeks.

Prices

Teatro Brancaccio publishes these full prices: Poltronissima Gold €53, Poltronissima A €50, Poltrona A €46, Poltrona B €40, I Balconata A €36, I Balconata B €34, II Balconata A and B €30. The difference between the best orchestra seat and the second balcony is €23.

Where to buy

Tickets are sold from the show's page on the Teatro Brancaccio website, with the Buy and Book buttons, or at the box office at Via Merulana 244, open Tuesday to Saturday from 16:00 to 19:00. On Sunday it opens at showtime, if there's a show, and on Monday it's closed. The website links to the presale network authorized by the organizers.

The address

Teatro Brancaccio, Via Merulana 244, 00185 Rome, on the stretch of Via Merulana between Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni in Laterano.

What you'll see in No vabbè mi adoro

No vabbè mi adoro is a comedy show in which Katia Follesa alternates sparkling comedy with sharp food for thought, starting from relationships, modern habits and the little follies of everyday life.

Irony and observation

Teatro Brancaccio's presentation describes an evening of smart irony, built on the comedian's knack for catching the nuances of everyday life. The themes are ones the audience recognizes at once: relationships, habits in the age of phones and social media, and the little quirks everyone has and nobody admits to.

From lightness to reflection

The theater stresses the alternation: moments of lightness and moments of deeper reflection. Follesa's comedy is energetic and engaging, turning seemingly ordinary situations into pure fun, but the show also leaves room for less lighthearted thoughts. It's the register of more mature stand-up: you laugh at yourself, and in laughing you admit something.

The title

No vabbè mi adoro, roughly "No way, I love myself", is an exclamation anyone with a smartphone knows: what you say in front of a selfie that came out well, halfway between admiration and mockery. The title brings that tone to the stage, between self-irony and self-satisfaction, and uses it as a key to talk about an era that spends a lot of time looking at itself.

Working with Angelo Pintus

According to Katia Follesa's bio, No vabbè mi adoro was created in collaboration with comedian Angelo Pintus. The show comes after her tour with Valeria Graci, between November 2024 and April 2025, which brought the Katia e Valeria duo back on stage after 12 years.

Katia Follesa: biography

Katia Follesa, born Katiuscia in Giussano, in Brianza, on January 12, 1976, is a comedian, actress and TV and radio host who became a familiar face in the 2000s with the duo Katia e Valeria on Zelig.

From finance to theater

Born to a mother of Sicilian origin and a Sardinian father, Follesa was working at a financial holding company when she decided to quit to attend the school of the Milan theater company Quelli di Grock. That's where her comedy career began.

Katia e Valeria

In 2001 she formed the duo Katia e Valeria with Valeria Graci. After paying their dues in cabaret and workshops, the two made it to television on Colorado Cafè on Italia 1, with small appearances on Rai Due and MTV, and joined the Zelig workshop, debuting in 2004 on Zelig Off and Zelig Circus on Canale 5. In 2007 they were in the cast of Scherzi a parte. The duo split in February 2012.

Her solo TV career

On her own, Follesa acted in the sitcom Buona la prima! alongside Ale e Franz, hosted Zelig Off with Davide Paniate, and appeared on Quanto manca on Rai 2 with Nicola Savino and Rocco Tanica, Quelli che il calcio, Bring the Noise and Big Show. From 2017 to 2019 she hosted Junior Bake Off Italia, and from 2018 to 2022 five seasons of Cake star with Damiano Carrara on Real Time. She's also a radio voice on R101.

LOL and recent years

In 2021 she competed on LOL, chi ride è fuori on Prime Video, the Italian version of LOL: Last One Laughing, and at the 78th Venice Film Festival she received the award for best female TV character. Then came Michelle Impossible with Michelle Hunziker, Celebrity Hunted, LOL Talent Show as a judge and Comedy Match on Nove. In 2025 she was one of the cohosts of the Sanremo Festival, in December of that year she was in the Netflix series Sicilia Express, and in January 2026 Katia e Valeria returned to Zelig for the show's 30th anniversary.

Film, series and theater

On screen she appeared in Vacanze di Natale a Cortina with Christian De Sica and Sabrina Ferilli and in Benvenuti al Nord, and in 2024 she costarred in Un oggi alla volta. On TV she starred in Uno di troppo and Social Family, comedy series about her family's adventures. On stage she brought Finché social non ci separi and Ti posso spiegare with Angelo Pisani, and in 2024-2025 Ma non dovevamo non vederci più? with Valeria Graci.

Katia Follesa on stage: from duo to solo

Theater has always been the parallel track of Katia Follesa's career: alongside television, the comedian has written and performed her own tours around Italy, first as part of a pair and then alone.

The shows with Angelo Pisani

From 2018 to 2022 Follesa and Angelo Pisani, then her partner, toured Finché social non ci separi, a comedy about couple life in the age of social media, and in 2023 they returned with Ti posso spiegare. The theme of family and living together, told as docu-comedy in the series Uno di troppo and Social Family, thus became stage material.

The return of Katia e Valeria

Between November 2024 and April 2025 Follesa performed again with Valeria Graci, 12 years after the duo split, in the show Ma non dovevamo non vederci più?, "Weren't we never going to see each other again?". The title plays on the long separation and marks an artistic reconciliation that in January 2026 also brought the two comedians to the Zelig stage for the show's 30th anniversary.

The solo show

No vabbè mi adoro is the next step: the comedian alone on stage, with a script built on her own observations. After years of comedy duos and sidekick roles on TV, it's the format that tests a performer most, and the one where her voice comes through unfiltered.

A curious fact about Katia Follesa in No vabbè mi adoro at Teatro Brancaccio, May 14, 2027

The most surprising curious fact in Katia Follesa's bio is her starting point. Before becoming a comedian she worked at a financial holding company, a secure job she left to enroll in the school of the Quelli di Grock company in Milan. It's a story that explains a lot about her style: Follesa's comedy often starts from ordinary people's lives, from work, family and everyday habits, and has the eye of someone who lived that life from the inside before telling it.

The second curious fact concerns her name. Follesa's legal name is Katiuscia, and the short form Katia became a brand thanks to the duo with Valeria Graci. For many viewers the name remains linked to that pair, reunited on stage in 2024 and on Zelig in 2026. No vabbè mi adoro, on the other hand, is a first-person title: the comedian alone on stage, with her own point of view.

The third curious fact is about the stage. The Brancaccio is one of the largest halls in Rome, with two balconies and about 2,000 seats in its original layout: bringing a show of observation and irony there means playing to a huge house. For a comedian used to the Zelig cameras and theaters all over Italy, it's the right scale for a Roman night.

Teatro Brancaccio: the hall and how it's laid out

Teatro Brancaccio, at Via Merulana 244, has had its current layout since 1937: two foyers, a large orchestra and two raised levels, first and second balcony, for about 2,000 seats in its original configuration.

Orchestra and balconies

The orchestra is divided into the Poltronissima and Poltrona sections, with Gold, A and B bands, and above are the first balcony, split into A and B, and the second balcony. For No vabbè mi adoro prices cover all sections, from Poltronissima Gold to the second balcony.

Where to sit for a comedy show

For a show built on words and facial expressions, in our opinion the orchestra is best: the Poltronissima to see expressions up close, Poltrona A as a compromise between price and view. From the balconies you hear everything, but part of the interplay of looks gets lost. The balconies also aren't wheelchair accessible.

The Brancaccio complex

The Brancaccio is the main hall of a larger complex: the Brancaccino, a theater of about 100 seats, a training area and a terrace over Via Merulana. The theater houses the Viola Produzioni production center and hosts academies for acting, directing, musical theater and dance.

Something nobody tells you about Katia Follesa in No vabbè mi adoro at Teatro Brancaccio, May 14, 2027

What you won't read in the presentations is that the Brancaccio has fairly strict house rules, and on a sold-out comedy night they make a difference. No entry once the show has started, no swapping seats even with empty ones, and no umbrellas, bottles over half a liter, glass containers, tripods or selfie sticks in the hall. If you arrive at the last minute on a Friday night, with Esquilino traffic, you risk being left outside.

The second thing concerns prices. The Poltronissima Gold, at €53, costs only €3 more than the Poltronissima A: for the same budget, the price difference among the front rows is minimal, while the jump between orchestra and balcony is sharper. If you want the orchestra without paying top price, Poltrona B, at €40, offers the best balance between cost and closeness.

The third is that on Friday nights Monti and Esquilino are crowded: if you want to eat after the show, book ahead, and if you're going home by metro, keep the time of the last train in mind.

How to get to Teatro Brancaccio

Teatro Brancaccio is at Via Merulana 244, less than a kilometer from Termini station and a few steps from the Vittorio Emanuele stop on Metro A.

By metro

The theater gives two options. Metro A, Vittorio Emanuele stop, is the closest: you come out on Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and reach Via Merulana in a few minutes. Metro B and B1, Cavour stop, are the alternative if you're coming from the Monti or Colosseum side.

By bus

The theater lists three stops. On Via Merulana, at the Merulana/Brancaccio and Merulana/Mecenate stops, lines 16, 75, 714, 717 and C3 run. At the Labicana/Merulana stop, lines 3, 53, 75, 85, 87, 186, 571, 810, C3 and the night bus N10 run, handy for the ride home.

By taxi

The theater lists the nearest taxi stands: Largo Brancaccio, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II at number 113, Via Principe Amedeo at 138, Via Giolitti at 6 and Via Venosta.

By car

The theater doesn't list partner parking garages, and Esquilino on a Friday night is a neighborhood where parking is hard. If you're coming from outside Rome, you're better off leaving the car near a metro station and continuing to Vittorio Emanuele or Cavour.

My tip for Katia Follesa in No vabbè mi adoro at Teatro Brancaccio, May 14, 2027

My first tip is to buy early and choose the orchestra. Katia Follesa is a comedian who works a lot with her face and her timing, and in the center orchestra rows every expression comes through in full. Poltrona A and Poltrona B are, in our opinion, the sections with the best balance of price and view.

My second tip is to arrive early, as the theater asks, and use the long May light for a stroll. At 19:30 in mid-May it's still daylight, and from Via Merulana you reach Santa Maria Maggiore in a few minutes or, in the other direction, San Giovanni in Laterano. An aperitivo in Piazza Vittorio or in Monti is a good warm-up for a comedy night.

The third is for those who know Follesa only from television: go with the curiosity of discovering the stage comedian. On TV she's often a host, a judge, someone else's sidekick, while in No vabbè mi adoro she's alone on stage, and the evening depends on her alone. It's the format where a comedian is really measured.

Another well-known fact, yet one rarely mentioned

It's well known that Katia Follesa became famous on Zelig, in the duo Katia e Valeria: for many viewers her name remains tied to that pair. Less often mentioned is how broad her TV career has been: from pure comedy to hosting cooking shows like Junior Bake Off Italia and Cake star, from radio on R101 to the Social Family series, all the way to cohosting the Sanremo Festival in 2025. Few Italian comedians have crossed so many formats.

That fact explains the tone of No vabbè mi adoro. A comedian who has hosted family shows, judged talent contests and acted in series about her own home life has a cross-generational audience: parents, teens, viewers who know her from Zelig and others who discovered her on LOL. The show, built on relationships and modern habits, speaks to all of them.

There's a second rarely mentioned fact too. In 2021, at the Venice Film Festival, Follesa received the award for best female TV character: a rare honor for a comedian, at a film festival.

Around the Brancaccio: Esquilino, Monti and Via Merulana

Teatro Brancaccio is on Via Merulana, between the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the Colosseum and the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano.

The two basilicas

Via Merulana runs between two of Rome's major basilicas: Santa Maria Maggiore on one side and St. John Lateran on the other. The theater sits along the stretch between them, and a 20-minute walk can start at one basilica and end at the Brancaccio's entrance.

Palazzo Merulana and the Auditorium of Maecenas

On the same street are Palazzo Merulana, with its art collection, and a little farther the Auditorium of Maecenas. The theater's name recalls Palazzo Brancaccio, against whose garden the hall was built.

Piazza Vittorio and Monti

To the north is Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II with the Porta Alchemica, and to the west you head down into the Monti district, with trattorias, osterias and wine bars.

The right photo to take at Katia Follesa in No vabbè mi adoro at Teatro Brancaccio, May 14, 2027

With a title like No vabbè mi adoro, the right photo can only be a selfie. The best spot is on Via Merulana, from the sidewalk opposite the theater, with the Brancaccio's lit facade and the show poster behind you: it's the one case where saying "I love myself" in front of your own shot is perfectly on theme.

Inside, during the show, the theater's rules forbid photos and filming, with or without flash, even with a phone, and selfie sticks aren't even allowed in the hall. Before it starts, from the orchestra, a shot of the hall with its two balconies rising toward the ceiling is worth it.

The third photo is the after: Via Merulana at night, with the view toward the lit Santa Maria Maggiore, is one of the loveliest sights in Esquilino, and in May the evening is mild enough to stop and take it in.

Some important events that happened here in history

The history of Teatro Brancaccio begins in January 1916, when the hall opened under the name Teatro Morgana.

1916, Teatro Morgana

The hall was built against the embankment of the gardens of the Field Brancaccio palace, whose name comes from Isabella Field, who married Prince Brancaccio. The link with Palazzo Brancaccio is physical even before it's a matter of name.

1937, Teatro Brancaccio

After several renovations, in 1937 the hall reopened in its current layout, with two foyers, a large orchestra and two balconies for about 2,000 seats at the time, and took the name Teatro Brancaccio.

From 1985 to today

From 1985 to 2000 the hall was home to the Rome Opera Foundation. Then the city entrusted its direction to Gigi Proietti until 2007, followed by Maurizio Costanzo until 2010 and Stage Entertainment Italia until 2012. Since September 2012 the artistic director has been Alessandro Longobardi, and the theater has become a cultural hub with the Brancaccino, the academies and, since 2014, Spazio Impero.

Who has passed through Katia Follesa in No vabbè mi adoro at Teatro Brancaccio, May 14, 2027

Some of the biggest names in Italian and international entertainment have passed across the Brancaccio stage. The theater itself recalls a few: Totò, Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi and Gigi Proietti among actors, and Fabrizio De André, Louis Armstrong and Jimi Hendrix among musicians.

Proietti in particular wasn't just a guest: after 2000 he ran the theater on behalf of the City of Rome, until 2007. After him, until 2010, management was in Maurizio Costanzo's hands, and until 2012 in those of Stage Entertainment Italia.

In the 2026-2027 season the Brancaccio is one of Rome's homes of comedy. Among those who have come or will come are Paolo Ruffini with Il babysitter, Biagio Izzo with L'arte della truffa and Filippo Caccamo with Fuori di tela. With No vabbè mi adoro, one of Italian television's most popular comedians arrives in May, closing the season of solo shows on Via Merulana.

Accessibility at Teatro Brancaccio

Teatro Brancaccio states that there are no architectural barriers to reaching the orchestra: there's a ramp, a wheelchair area and an accessible restroom on the ground floor, reached from the orchestra foyer.

Reserved seats

The theater offers, while they last, orchestra seats for wheelchair users and people with walking difficulties. The balconies aren't wheelchair accessible. Seats must be booked by sending the box office the appropriate form with the required documentation, and for a visiting production it's worth checking the conditions with the box office.

Visual and hearing impairments

For spectators with visual and hearing impairments the theater reserves orchestra seats on request, while they last.

No vabbè mi adoro with teens

No vabbè mi adoro is a comedy show for adults and teens, built on everyday themes that cut across generations: relationships, digital habits and little quirks.

With teenagers

For teens who know Katia Follesa from LOL or from cooking shows, seeing her alone on stage is a way to discover the stage comedian. The title itself, in the language of selfies, speaks to their generation.

With children

The show is at 21:00 on a Friday. The theater doesn't set age limits. For younger children, used to Follesa as the host of family shows, it's worth knowing that a stand-up show is a different thing, and checking with the box office.

Where to eat before or after the show

The Brancaccio area offers three different options: the bars and places on Via Merulana, multiethnic Esquilino around Piazza Vittorio and the trattorias of the Monti district.

Before the show

Via Merulana and the streets around the theater have neighborhood bars and spots, good for an aperitivo or a quick meal before 21:00. The streets around Piazza Vittorio offer cuisines from half the world at moderate prices.

After the show

The Monti district, a quarter of an hour on foot, has trattorias, osterias and wine bars, and is the best choice for dinner after the show. On Friday nights it's crowded: book ahead.

House rules at Teatro Brancaccio

Teatro Brancaccio's rules apply to every show: arrive early, no entry once the show has started, no photos or filming during the show, no food in the hall.

Arrival and seats

The rules ask you to sit only in your assigned seat: for safety reasons you can't swap seats, even with empty ones. Ushers may ask to see your ticket at any time, and reduced-price tickets are valid only with a document proving eligibility.

Bags, umbrellas and coat check

The theater has a coat check and a bar. Umbrellas aren't allowed in the hall, and plastic bottles over half a liter, glass containers, motorcycle helmets, professional cameras, tripods and selfie sticks are prohibited. Food and drinks may be consumed only at the bar.

How to plan the evening of May 14

With a single performance, on a Friday at 21:00, the evening of No vabbè mi adoro is planned around three moments: arriving in the neighborhood, the show, and dinner or the ride home.

Before going in

The theater asks you to arrive early: be on Via Merulana around 20:15, pick up your tickets if you booked at the box office, leave your jacket and umbrella at the coat check and take your seat calmly. The theater bar is the only place where food and drinks are allowed.

If you're coming from outside Rome

The Brancaccio is less than a kilometer from Termini: if you arrive by train you can walk there in about 15 minutes or take Metro A one stop to Vittorio Emanuele. If you're staying overnight, Esquilino and Monti have plenty of places within walking distance of the theater, handy for an evening that ends late.

May in Rome, a Friday of comedy

No vabbè mi adoro falls in mid-May, one of the loveliest months to be in Rome: long days, mild evenings and the theater season heading toward its close.

The evening

My advice is to arrive in Esquilino around 19:00, stroll between the basilicas in the sunset light, take your seat around 20:30 and eat after the show in Monti. Getting home is easy on Metro A from Vittorio Emanuele or on the N10 night bus from Via Labicana.

Other theaters nearby

The same week, a few minutes' walk from the Brancaccio, Teatro Ambra Jovinelli hosts Paolo Genovese's Perfetti sconosciuti from May 19: if you're staying in Rome a few days, you can make Esquilino your theater district.

Frequently asked questions about No vabbè mi adoro

When is No vabbè mi adoro on at the Brancaccio?

Katia Follesa in No vabbè mi adoro is on at Teatro Brancaccio in Rome on Friday, May 14, 2027 at 21:00, for one night only. The theater is at Via Merulana 244, in Esquilino, near the Vittorio Emanuele stop on Metro A.

How much are tickets for Katia Follesa at the Brancaccio?

Full prices published by Teatro Brancaccio for No vabbè mi adoro are: Poltronissima Gold €53, Poltronissima A €50, Poltrona A €46, Poltrona B €40, I Balconata A €36, I Balconata B €34, II Balconata A and B €30.

What is No vabbè mi adoro about?

No vabbè mi adoro is a comedy show in which Katia Follesa talks about relationships, modern habits and the little follies of everyday life, alternating sparkling comedy with sharp food for thought. According to her bio, it was created in collaboration with Angelo Pintus.

Who is Katia Follesa?

Katia Follesa is a comedian and host born in Giussano in 1976, known for the duo Katia e Valeria on Zelig, for LOL, for Cake star and Junior Bake Off Italia, and for cohosting the 2025 Sanremo Festival. She studied at the Quelli di Grock school.

Where is Teatro Brancaccio?

Teatro Brancaccio is at Via Merulana 244, in Esquilino. The nearest stop is Vittorio Emanuele on Metro A, or alternatively Cavour on Metro B. Lines 16, 75, 714, 717 and C3 run along Via Merulana.

Can you enter after the show has started?

Teatro Brancaccio's rules don't allow entry once the show has started and ask you to arrive early. For Katia Follesa's evening, Friday, May 14 at 21:00, be on Via Merulana by 20:30.

Final tip on No vabbè mi adoro

My tip is to book early, because there's just one night and it's a Friday, and to choose the orchestra, where Katia Follesa's facial expressions come through in full. No vabbè mi adoro brings to the Brancaccio a comedian who has gone through Zelig, family TV, streaming and Sanremo, and who here is alone on stage with her take on everyday life. In our opinion it's the right night if you want to laugh at your own habits, and maybe, on the way out, take a selfie in front of the theater without feeling guilty.

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