L’ultima svolta at Teatro Golden, December 3 to 13, 2026

L'ultima svolta (The Last Turn), a comedy written and directed by Danilo De Santis with Danilo De Santis, Roberta Mastromichele and Federica Cifola, plays at Teatro Golden from December 3 to 13, 2026, with performances Thursday to Sunday: Thursday and Friday at 21:00, Saturday at 17:00 and 21:00, Sunday at 17:00. The theater is at Via Taranto 36, 00182 Rome, in the San Giovanni area. The theater lists as metro stops Re di Roma and San Giovanni on line A and San Giovanni on line C, plus buses 650 and 8. The full-price ticket costs 35 euros at the box office and 30 euros online, according to the official site. You buy from the show's page on the official Teatro Golden site, which links to the online ticketing authorized by the theater, or by booking with the site's form or on 06 70493826, every day from 15:00 to 20:00.

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

L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden at a glance

L'ultima svolta is a comedy playing for two long weekends at Teatro Golden, from December 3 to 13, 2026, produced by the theater itself.

Dates and times

The theater publishes the schedule: Thursday and Friday at 21:00, Saturday at 17:00 and 21:00, Sunday at 17:00. In the period from December 3 to 13 the performances therefore fall on Thursday the 3rd and 10th, Friday the 4th and 11th, Saturday the 5th and 12th with a double performance, Sunday the 6th and 13th. For any changes the reference is the theater's site.

The price

The full-price ticket costs 35 euros at the box office and 30 euros online. It's a difference of five euros that rewards those who buy ahead: in our judgment buying online is always worth it.

Who is on stage

The official listing names Danilo De Santis, Roberta Mastromichele and Federica Cifola, and specifies that the cast is four actors, still to be completed. The fourth name will be announced by the theater.

The production

L'ultima svolta is a production by Goldenstar AM, Teatro Golden, Centro di Produzione Teatrale: the show is born inside the theater that hosts it, in keeping with the hall's vocation for light comedy by contemporary Italian authors.

The plot of L'ultima svolta

L'ultima svolta tells of the day of the 50th birthday of two twins, Gianpiero and Veronica, and how that party intertwines four lives.

The dreaded birthday

According to the theater's presentation, the much-dreaded day of the 50th birthday has arrived. Gianpiero would like to disappear, while his twin sister Veronica dreams of an unforgettable party. Two opposite reactions to the same milestone, which is also the same birthday: a classic comedy premise, with a comic engine already built in.

Ludovica and Aldo

With the twins are Ludovica and Aldo. The presentation doesn't specify who they are in relation to the two siblings: their role is discovered in the hall. Four characters, then, like the four announced actors.

Desires and confessions

Among hidden desires, extinguished passions and unexpected confessions, the four lives intertwine. It's the structure of the comedy of relationships: a closed situation, a party, an occasion that forces the characters to say what they've kept silent for years.

The theme

The theater defines L'ultima svolta as a comedy about the passing of time and the difficult search for happiness. The title suggests it: at 50 the turn can be the last chance to change, or the awareness that the change has already happened.

The theme of L'ultima svolta: turning 50

L'ultima svolta puts at the center a precise milestone, the 50th birthday, and uses it to talk about the passing of time and the search for happiness.

Two twins, two reactions

The choice of two twins is the stroke of genius of the premise: same age, same day, same family, and two opposite ways of facing the milestone. Gianpiero would like to disappear, Veronica wants to celebrate. The comedy comes from the gap between the one who flees time and the one who tries to celebrate it.

The party as a trap

In the comedy of relationships the party is a classic situation: everyone is in the same place, no one can leave, and sooner or later someone says what they shouldn't. The presentation speaks of unexpected confessions: it's fair to expect that the party Veronica dreams of won't go as planned.

A comedy for those past 50

The audience that recognizes itself most in a story like this is the one that has already passed, or is about to pass, 50. In our judgment it's also a good evening for those who see that milestone from afar: extinguished passions and hidden desires have no age.

Danilo De Santis, author and director

Danilo De Santis signs the text and direction of L'ultima svolta and is also a performer in it, following a formula common in contemporary Italian comedy.

Author, director, actor

Writing, directing and acting in the same show lets you build the comic timing from the inside: the author knows the weight of every line because he delivers it. The theater's listing doesn't publish a biography of De Santis: the text and direction are his credentials in this production.

A Golden production

Teatro Golden also presents itself as a Centro di Produzione Teatrale, and L'ultima svolta is produced by the same company that runs the hall. It's a model that ties authors, actors and audience to the theater, and explains the loyalty of an audience of subscribers.

Roberta Mastromichele

Alongside De Santis and Cifola, Roberta Mastromichele is on stage. The show's listing publishes neither her biography nor her role.

Federica Cifola, actress and impersonator

Federica Cifola, born in Rome on October 19, 1971, is an impersonator, comedian, actress and radio host, among the best-known faces of Roman comedy on radio, television and film.

The debut at 19

She debuted in the theater at 19 as the female lead in Pirandello's Il berretto a sonagli, and in her career she has performed texts by Brecht and Gogol. She worked for a long time with Paola Minaccioni, with whom she hosted Venite già mangiati on RTL 102.5 and Piedi nudi on Radio Due.

Radio

On Radio Due she took part in 610 with Alex Braga and Lillo and Greg, creating characters that parodied her own name, among them Federella Cifolin, an aspiring actress always waiting for her consecration. Since 2013 she has been in Black Out, Enrico Vaime's historic program, with Neri Marcoré and Nuzzo and Di Biase.

Television

On television she has appeared in Visitors by Gregorio Paolini, Assolo and Due sul divano, Serena Dandini's BRA Braccia rubate all'agricoltura, Sabato italiano with Pippo Baudo, the Gialappa's Mai dire martedì. In 2013 she was in the cast of Un medico in famiglia on Rai 1. In Serena Dandini's The Show Must Go Off she impersonated the then interior minister Anna Maria Cancellieri. More recently she was in the cast of the series Un professore and in 2025 of Audiscion on Rai 2.

Film

In film she has acted in Il cosmo sul comò with Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo in 2008, Edoardo Leo's Buongiorno papà, Massimiliano Bruno's Confusi e felici and 2 cuori e 2 capanne, Fausto Brizzi's Forever Young and Poveri ma ricchissimi, Michela Andreozzi's Nove lune e mezza, Lillo and Greg's D.N.A. Decisamente non adatti, Gennaro Nunziante's Come può uno scoglio and, in 2026, Fausto Brizzi's Quasi vera.

Teatro Golden, home of L'ultima svolta

Teatro Golden was born in December 2009 in San Giovanni from the recovery of the former Cinema Golden, later a bingo hall and finally abandoned for over 12 years, according to the history published by the theater.

From cinema to theater

The recovery and conversion project, the theater tells, wanted to give back to a central space of the neighborhood its original function as a cultural activity. The Golden is one of the many Roman theaters born from an old cinema, but with an unusual intermediate history: the bingo hall.

An arena hall

The Golden's distinctive feature is its hall: a central stage and the audience around it, arena style, for about 300 seats, according to the site. For a comedy of relationships like L'ultima svolta it means seeing the actors up close and from several sides, with a direct relationship with the stage.

The program

The programming is devoted mostly to light comedy by contemporary Italian authors, with space for singer-songwriter concerts, morning classics for schools and dance with young national and international companies. The season runs from September to May. June and July are reserved for the school's end-of-year shows.

The Academy and the audience

Inside the theater the Teatro Golden Academy was born, with Golden Actors, Golden Dance and Golden Music. The theater declares 3,000 subscribers, a figure that tells of a close relationship with the neighborhood and the city. The artistic direction is by Andrea Maia, who was also its founder.

Before going to L'ultima svolta: what to know

For L'ultima svolta Teatro Golden publishes dates, times, prices and plot. Some practical details should be checked close to the date.

The fourth performer

The listing announces a cast of four actors still to be completed. The name of the fourth performer, presumably tied to one of the four characters, Gianpiero, Veronica, Ludovica and Aldo, will be published by the theater.

Running time

The running time of the show isn't given. Anyone who has to organize the return after the 21:00 performance can ask by phone on 06 70493826, every day from 15:00 to 20:00.

The booking form

Besides online purchase, the Golden's site offers a booking form with name, contacts, date, time, section and number of tickets. It's handy for those who want to reserve several seats together, for example for a birthday party, a perfect theme for this comedy.

How to get to Teatro Golden

Teatro Golden is at Via Taranto 36 and is reached by metro A and C and by buses 650 and 8, according to the theater's directions.

By metro

The theater lists line A, stops Re di Roma and San Giovanni, and line C, stop San Giovanni. San Giovanni station is the interchange between the two lines. For those arriving from Termini, line A is the most direct solution.

By bus and tram

The theater lists lines 650 and 8. At Porta San Giovanni, near the metro station, tram 3 also stops. For the return after the 21:00 performance it's best to check the runs with the ATAC planner.

By car

The theater's site doesn't list affiliated parking. San Giovanni is a residential and commercial neighborhood, with street parking often difficult on Saturday night: in our judgment the metro is the better choice.

Tickets for L'ultima svolta

The full-price ticket for L'ultima svolta costs 35 euros at the box office and 30 euros online, according to Teatro Golden's site.

Online

From the show's page on the theater's site you reach the online ticketing, with the hall plan to choose your seat. It's the most convenient channel.

Booking and phone

The site also offers a booking form with date, time, section and number of tickets. The theater answers on 06 70493826 every day from 15:00 to 20:00, also on WhatsApp, and at info@teatrogolden.it.

Which performance to choose

Saturday has two performances, at 17:00 and 21:00. The matinee is the most convenient for those coming from outside Rome or with elderly people. With 3,000 subscribers, weekend dates may fill up early.

San Giovanni around Teatro Golden

Teatro Golden is in the San Giovanni area, southeast of the center, a zone that joins great monuments of Christian Rome and a lively neighborhood of shops and everyday life.

The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano

The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano is the cathedral of Rome and the first of the four major papal basilicas. Pope Sylvester I dedicated it in the 4th century to the Most Holy Savior. In the 9th century Sergius III added the dedication to Saint John the Baptist, in the 12th Lucius II that to Saint John the Evangelist.

The Scala Santa

Next to the basilica is the Holy Stairs, which according to tradition is the staircase Jesus climbed to reach the hall of Pontius Pilate's interrogation.

Holy Cross in Jerusalem

To the east, Holy Cross in Jerusalem was built starting in the 4th century at the Sessorium Palace, residence of Helena, mother of Constantine, to house relics of the Passion. The name comes from the earth of Calvary which, according to tradition, was placed at the base of the foundations.

The Aurelian Walls

The San Giovanni area is marked by the Aurelian Walls, along which runs the boundary between the historic center and the 20th-century neighborhoods. A walk along the walls, before the matinee, is the simplest way to understand how the ancient city and the modern one touch in this area.

Porta Maggiore

Farther north you reach Porta Maggiore, with the Underground Basilica.

How to organize the evening of L'ultima svolta

L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden lends itself to a neighborhood evening: San Giovanni has a good offering of places and the metro makes the return easy.

Thursday and Friday

With the start at 21:00 you eat beforehand, around 19:30, in the streets around Via Taranto, where neighborhood trattorias and pizzerias are frequented mostly by residents.

Saturday: two options

The 17:00 performance leaves the evening free for a post-theater dinner. The 21:00 one combines with an early dinner. On Saturday it's best to book.

Sunday

With the start at 17:00 Sunday lends itself to a visit to San Giovanni in Laterano in the early afternoon, checking the hours first, and to an early dinner in the area.

Accessibility and practical tips

For Teatro Golden's accessibility for people with reduced mobility the reference is the theater itself, on 06 70493826: the hall's conditions aren't described in the show's listing.

The arena hall

In a hall with the audience around the stage, position changes the perspective on the scene. Anyone with preferences should state them when booking or when choosing the seat on the online plan.

Arriving on time

In an arena hall latecomers cross everyone's line of sight, actors included: there is no dark orchestra to slip into unnoticed. A quarter of an hour early avoids the embarrassment and lets you find your seat calmly.

The double Saturday

Saturdays December 5 and 12 have two performances, at 17:00 and 21:00. Whoever chooses the matinee comes out around aperitivo time. Whoever chooses the evening show finds the neighborhood quieter on the way back. In both cases it's best to specify the time carefully when buying: the two performances on the same day are different tickets.

Age

L'ultima svolta is a comedy for adults in the sense of its themes, turning 50, extinguished passions, confessions. Kids from 14 up follow it without difficulty.

A curiosity about L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden, December 3 to 13, 2026

The most singular curiosity concerns the metro station serving the theater. From July 7, 2007 the entrances of San Giovanni station on Largo Brindisi and on Via Taranto, the Golden's street, were closed to demolish the old underpass and build the concourse of the new line C station. During the digging came to light what has been described as the largest water basin of the imperial age, with spades, irrigation pipes and even peach pits. The Soprintendenza asked that the finds be displayed in the station, and when the line C stop opened, on May 12, 2018, it became the first archaeological station of Rome's metro. Anyone going to see L'ultima svolta via line C therefore crosses a small underground museum. There is a second curiosity, again underground: the Re di Roma station, the other stop the theater lists, has in its concourse mosaics from the Artemetro Roma prize created by François Morellet and Carla Accardi. Two masters of 20th-century abstract art welcome the public a few steps from the theater. The third curiosity concerns the theater itself, which before returning to culture was a bingo hall: a comedy about passing time and life's turns plays in a hall that has known quite a few turns of its own.

Something nobody tells you about L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden, December 3 to 13, 2026

What nobody says is that at Teatro Golden the comedy is seen in an arena hall, with the stage in the center and the audience around it. It's a rare configuration in Roman dramatic theaters, and it changes the way of acting and of watching: the actors have no fourth wall to shelter behind, and each spectator sees the scene from a different angle. In a comedy of relationships like L'ultima svolta, with four characters confessing during a party, it means feeling almost like an invited guest. The second thing concerns the price. The difference between the 35 euros at the box office and the 30 of online purchase is not negligible, especially for those going as a couple or a family: it's best to buy from the site, choosing the seat on the plan. The third concerns the cast. The theater announces a cast of four actors to be completed: three names are published, the fourth is not. It's best to check the listing a few days before going, to know who will play the fourth character.

The advice I give you for visiting L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden, December 3 to 13, 2026

The advice is to choose the Sunday performance at 17:00, on December 6 or 13, and combine it with a walk in the San Giovanni area. In the early afternoon you can go into San Giovanni in Laterano, checking the hours first, and see the Scala Santa next to it. Then reach the theater on foot or with one metro stop. On the way out, shortly after 19:00, the neighborhood offers trattorias and pizzerias frequented by residents. For those who prefer the evening, Thursday is the quietest date. The ticket should be bought online, where it costs 30 euros instead of 35, choosing the seat on the plan: in an arena hall, in our judgment, a seat facing the actors' entrance is best, but the sides also offer a close-up view. Anyone arriving by metro can choose line C and get off at San Giovanni to take a look at the finds displayed in the station, or line A to Re di Roma, with the mosaics by Morellet and Accardi. And those who know Federica Cifola from radio and television will find the chance to see her in an ensemble comedy, far from the impersonations that made her known.

Another well-known fact, and yet rarely mentioned

It's well known that San Giovanni in Laterano is one of the great basilicas of Rome. It's less often mentioned that it is the city's cathedral, not St. Peter's: the Lateran basilica is the mother church of the diocese of Rome and holds the title of mother and head of all the churches of the city and of the world. The basilica and the complex around it, with the Lateran Palace and the Pontifical Lateran University, enjoy the extraterritorial privileges recognized by the Italian Republic to the Holy See. Anyone going to Teatro Golden is therefore a few minutes from one of the most important seats of the Catholic Church, in a neighborhood that however lives mostly on shops, schools and homes. A second fact little remembered concerns the metro: Re di Roma station, listed by the theater, is used as an alternative to San Giovanni when the latter closes for major demonstrations in the square. The third fact concerns the Golden. When it opened, in December 2009, it was the recovery of a cinema left abandoned for over 12 years after becoming a bingo hall. In 17 years the hall has built an audience of 3,000 subscribers, according to the theater: a rare result for a neighborhood theater.

The right photo to take at L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden, December 3 to 13, 2026

You don't take photos during the show: in an arena hall, with the audience around the stage, a lit screen is visible to everyone, actors included. The right photo is taken before and after. Before, in the metro station: anyone arriving by line C at San Giovanni can photograph the finds displayed in the first archaeological station of the Roman metro, an unusual and little-known image. Anyone arriving by line A at Re di Roma finds in the concourse the mosaics by François Morellet and Carla Accardi. The second photo is the facade of San Giovanni in Laterano, a few minutes away: those who choose the Sunday performance at 17:00 can photograph it in the early afternoon, with the December light. The third is the theater's entrance on Via Taranto with the L'ultima svolta poster: the show's official image, published by the theater, portrays the protagonists and is a memento consistent with the evening. At the end of the performance, in Golden productions, it sometimes happens you can greet the actors: a photo with Federica Cifola or Danilo De Santis is worth more than the poster.

Some important events that happened here in history

The area of Teatro Golden has a history running from antiquity to the metro. The nearby Appio-Latino district, bordering the Aurelian Walls, takes its name from Via Appia and Via Latina, two axes that started from Porta Capena and linked Rome to the south. The Appia was decreed in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus. In the 4th century Pope Sylvester I dedicated the Lateran basilica to the Most Holy Savior, and in the following centuries it received the dedications to the two Saints John. Also in the 4th century, at the Sessorium Palace of Helena, mother of Constantine, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme arose. In 1122 Pope Callixtus II had the Acqua Mariana built to irrigate the Lateran countryside. On February 16, 1980 the San Giovanni and Re di Roma stations of line A entered service. In 2007 work began on the line C station, which led to the discovery of the great imperial water basin. The station opened on May 12, 2018 as Rome's first archaeological station. In December 2009, after over 12 years of abandonment, the former Cinema Golden reopened as a theater. In December 2026 the Golden hosts L'ultima svolta, one of its own productions.

Who has passed through L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden, December 3 to 13, 2026

Through the area of Teatro Golden have passed popes, empresses and artists. Pope Sylvester I, who in the 4th century dedicated the Lateran basilica. Helena, mother of Constantine, who resided in the Sessorium Palace where Santa Croce in Gerusalemme arose. Pope Sergius III in the 9th century and Pope Lucius II in the 12th, who added the dedications to the two Saints John. Pope Callixtus II, who in 1122 had the Acqua Mariana built. In the 20th century François Morellet and Carla Accardi passed through here, with their works, authors of the mosaics of Re di Roma station. In the theater, since 2009, have passed the authors and performers of the contemporary Italian light comedy that forms the heart of the program, the musicians of the singer-songwriter concerts, the young dance companies, the students of the Teatro Golden Academy, under the artistic direction of the founder Andrea Maia. From December 3 to 13, 2026 Via Taranto sees pass Danilo De Santis, author, director and performer, Roberta Mastromichele and Federica Cifola, an actress and impersonator who has worked with Serena Dandini, Lillo and Greg, Enrico Vaime, Edoardo Leo and Massimiliano Bruno. The fourth performer will be announced by the theater.

Frequently asked questions about L'ultima svolta

When does L'ultima svolta play at Teatro Golden?

L'ultima svolta plays at Teatro Golden from December 3 to 13, 2026, Thursday to Sunday: Thursday and Friday at 21:00, Saturday at 17:00 and 21:00, Sunday at 17:00. The dates are those published on the theater's official site.

How much is the ticket for L'ultima svolta?

The full-price ticket for L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden costs 35 euros at the box office and 30 euros online. You buy from the show's page on the theater's site or book with the online form or on 06 70493826, every day from 15:00 to 20:00.

Who acts in L'ultima svolta?

In L'ultima svolta the actors are Danilo De Santis, who also signs the text and direction, Roberta Mastromichele and Federica Cifola. Teatro Golden announces a cast of four actors, with the fourth name still to be completed. The production is Goldenstar AM, Teatro Golden.

What is L'ultima svolta about?

L'ultima svolta tells of the 50th birthday of two twins: Gianpiero would like to disappear, Veronica dreams of an unforgettable party. With Ludovica and Aldo, among hidden desires and unexpected confessions, four lives intertwine in a comedy about time and happiness.

Where is Teatro Golden?

Teatro Golden is at Via Taranto 36, 00182 Rome, in the San Giovanni area. The theater lists the metro A stops Re di Roma and San Giovanni, the metro C stop San Giovanni and buses 650 and 8.

What is the hall at Teatro Golden like?

Teatro Golden has a hall of about 300 seats with a central stage and the audience around it, arena style. It was born in 2009 from the recovery of the former Cinema Golden, later a bingo hall and abandoned for over 12 years, and hosts mostly light comedy.

Is there an afternoon performance of L'ultima svolta?

Yes, L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden has afternoon performances on Saturday and Sunday at 17:00, besides the evening ones on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 21:00. The matinees are the most convenient for those coming from outside Rome.

The final advice on L'ultima svolta

L'ultima svolta at Teatro Golden is, in our judgment, a good choice for anyone looking for a contemporary comedy in an unusual hall, with the audience around the stage and the actors a few meters away. The advice is to buy online, where you save five euros, choose a Sunday afternoon and arrive by metro, perhaps passing through the archaeological station of San Giovanni or the mosaics of Re di Roma. Before going it's best to check the theater's site for the name of the fourth performer.

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