La bella addormentata at Centrale Preneste, Nov 29, 2026

La bella addormentata (Sleeping Beauty) at Centrale Preneste Teatro, Nov 29, 2026

In short. On Sunday, November 29, 2026 Florian Metateatro brings «La bella addormentata» (“Sleeping Beauty”) to Centrale Preneste Teatro, Via Alberto da Giussano 58, 00176 Rome: actor and figure theater for ages 4 and up.

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On Sunday, November 29, 2026 Florian Metateatro brings «La bella addormentata» (“Sleeping Beauty”) to Centrale Preneste Teatro, Via Alberto da Giussano 58, 00176 Rome: actor and figure theater for ages 4 and up. It is the last Sunday of the family section that the theater lists for the fall. Admission is a single entry at 0.00 euros, with online registration.

La bella addormentata: watercolor illustration of a children's theater stage with a fairy-tale castle backdrop and the audience seen from behind — Illustration generated with artificial intelligence: it is not a photograph of Centrale Preneste Teatro or of the event.

Updated October 26, 2026.

Official presentation of La bella addormentata

LA BELLA ADDORMENTATA. teatro d’attore e di figura dai 4 anni. Florian Metateatro. drammaturgia Mario Fracassi, Flavia Valoppi, Alessio Tessitore. regia Mario Fracassi. con Serena Di Gregorio e Alessio Tessitore. marionette Wally e Lara Di Luzio per Arteate.
Un desiderio profondo anima la storia di due sovrani tristi: avere un figlio. Proveranno di tutto, e la corte si animerà di stravaganti figure con fantasiose soluzioni. Dopo astrologo, cuoco, dama e maniscalco, il sogno si avvererà e nascerà Rosaspina.
Crescerà tra mille attenzioni, ma un pericolo incombe, pronto a minacciare la felicità tanto attesa.
Service translation:
LA BELLA ADDORMENTATA. Actor and figure theater for ages 4 and up. Florian Metateatro. Dramaturgy by Mario Fracassi, Flavia Valoppi, Alessio Tessitore. Directed by Mario Fracassi. With Serena Di Gregorio and Alessio Tessitore. Puppets by Wally and Lara Di Luzio for Arteate.
A deep desire drives the story of two sad sovereigns: having a child. They will try everything, and the court will come alive with extravagant figures offering imaginative solutions. After an astrologer, a cook, a lady of the court and a farrier, the dream will come true and Rosaspina will be born.
She will grow up amid endless attention, but a danger looms, ready to threaten the long-awaited happiness.
Text from the official Centrale Preneste Teatro website, source

The company, the direction and the puppets of La bella addormentata

The company is Florian Metateatro. The dramaturgy is by Mario Fracassi, Flavia Valoppi and Alessio Tessitore. Fracassi directs, while Serena Di Gregorio and Alessio Tessitore are on stage. The puppets are by Wally and Lara Di Luzio for Arteate, and the subtitle speaks of actor and figure theater.

The story of «La bella addormentata» begins with the wish of two sad sovereigns to have a child. The court fills with eccentric characters, including an astrologer, a cook, a lady of the court and a farrier, until Rosaspina is born. She grows up amid constant attention while a danger threatens the happiness everyone was waiting for.

Where La bella addormentata takes place: Centrale Preneste Teatro

Centrale Preneste Teatro is in the Pigneto, at Via Alberto da Giussano 58. Its website lists the sections «Famiglie a teatro» (“Families at the theater”) and «Scuole a teatro» (“Schools at the theater”) and presents Ruotalibera as a social cooperative of performing arts, active since 1977.

The Families at the Theater page also lists «Sphera», «Blu - il colore della felicità» and «La danse du pied: apriti alla gioia» in the fall list, with free Sundays from October 11 to November 29 in the Centrale Preneste Art Factory series. The general picture is in the listing on the children's season 2026-2027. Among the venue's evening shows is Di muri abbattuti e cuori aperti by Matemù Cies and G+R.