Teatro dei Contrari, theater in Monteverde

Teatro dei Contrari is a theater in Monteverde, Rome, at Viale dei Quattro Venti 38: a cultural space that the official website describes as completely renovated and born from the walls of the Armonia dei Contrari, in Monteverde Vecchio. The shows have their own dates and times, and the website publishes the 2025/2026 season schedule along with the courses.

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

The hall is run by the Armonia dei Contrari association, which also shows the ARCI logo on the website, and besides shows it can be rented for theater, concerts, rehearsals, photo shoots and book presentations. Data checked on October 19, 2026 on the website and the official channels of Teatro dei Contrari.

At a glance: address, evenings, admission

• Address: Viale dei Quattro Venti 38, 00152 Rome, Monteverde.
• What it is: a theater and hall for courses, concerts and rentals, run by the Armonia dei Contrari association.
• Evenings or schedule: a program with shows on different dates between September 2026 and March 2027, plus weekly courses.
• Admission: prices and ways to buy are not published on the website. You can ask by email.
• Getting there: public transport directions are not published by the operator.
• Official contacts: teatrodeicontrari.com, teatrodeicontrariroma@gmail.com, Instagram and Facebook teatrodeicontrari, phone 348 977 4959.

What Teatro dei Contrari is and what you can hear

The program mixes drama, comedy and music. The calendar on the website includes “Shakespeare da ridere” on September 18 and 19, “Antigone” from October 2 to 4, “La Ragazza Invisibile” on October 30 and 31 and November 1, “Binario 1” on Sunday, November 8 at 18:30, “C'è un cadavere in teatro” on November 14 and 15, “L'amore non conosce crimine” on Sunday, November 22 at 17:30, “Lo specchio dei tempi” on November 28 at 19:00, “Contro tempo” from December 4 to 6 and “L'ultima beffa di Adam” on Saturday, March 20, 2027 at 20:30. Among the music events the website cites a recital by Ernesto Bassignano against war and a meeting titled “La musica per il teatro”.

The educational side is broad: postural gymnastics on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 starting in September 2026, the interpreted reading “Hamlet” in 8 sessions, the path “Dal testo al palco”, the yearlong workshop “Aspettando Godot” aimed at a staging, the “Clown Academy” with Yury Croce, the three-month path “LAB” and the course “Vita, corpo ed emozioni in scena”. The summer had “Parola Viva”, an interpreted reading workshop.

The theater also accepts proposals: to get into the coming seasons, the website asks for a presentation sheet, a technical sheet and the link to the full video of the show.

A fun fact about Teatro dei Contrari

The name points to the fellowship that runs it: the website lists the Armonia dei Contrari association as the copyright holder, and says the space was born from its walls, completely renovated, in Monteverde Vecchio.

Another peculiarity is the span of the program: on the website the titles run up to March 2027, with “L'ultima beffa di Adam” on Saturday, March 20 at 20:30, while most of the dates are concentrated between October and December 2026.

Something nobody tells you about Teatro dei Contrari

The website reports neither the prices nor the capacity nor how to buy tickets. If you want to see a show, you therefore have to ask the theater directly, by email or by phone, preferably in advance, since the capacity of the hall is not declared.

A second detail: the times change from title to title, 18:30 for “Binario 1”, 17:30 for “L'amore non conosce crimine”, 19:00 for “Lo specchio dei tempi”, 20:30 for the March 2027 event. Before you leave, always check the time of the individual date.

Upcoming events at Teatro dei Contrari

On the ER site there are already two listings: La ragazza invisibile, Mary Shelley on October 30 and C'è un cadavere in teatro on November 14. The other titles in the program can be read on the theater's website.

How do you get to Teatro dei Contrari?

The theater does not publish directions by public transport. The address to enter in the ATAC route planner is Viale dei Quattro Venti 38, Rome. Turismo Roma refers to its own section “Roma accessibile” for accessibility, which the theater does not describe directly.

My tip for Teatro dei Contrari

My advice is to pick the show from the calendar and write right away to teatrodeicontrariroma@gmail.com to find out prices and availability. If you live in Monteverde, you can also consider the Tuesday and Thursday morning courses, which are another way to get to know the space. For a show, two titles are set on Sundays in the late afternoon and let you get home without rushing.

The neighborhood around: Monteverde

Monteverde is Rome's 12th neighborhood, in the western area between Via Aurelia Antica and Via Portuense. The name comes from the Janiculum, whose western slope it occupies. The 1909 master plan started the first expansion of Monteverde Vecchio, with villas and gardens. Monteverde is also home to Villa Doria Pamphilj, which was born in the 1600s from the union of several vineyards and was opened to the public in 1972. The Arco dei Quattro Venti was built between 1856 and 1859. For an evening of theater in the same neighborhood there's Teatro Vascello. The general guide is Monteverde things to see and the western slope of the Janiculum belongs to Monteverde. In 1849 the area of Villa Doria Pamphilj, the Vascello and Porta San Pancrazio was the scene of the fighting for the defense of the Roman Republic, and in the 1930s the neighborhood saw the construction of the Littorio hospital, today San Camillo.

Frequently asked questions about Teatro dei Contrari

Where is Teatro dei Contrari?

At Viale dei Quattro Venti 38, in Monteverde, Rome. The website says the space was born from the walls of the Armonia dei Contrari, in Monteverde Vecchio, and was completely renovated.

How do you reserve or buy a ticket?

The website gives neither prices nor purchase procedures. The official contacts are the email teatrodeicontrariroma@gmail.com and the phone 348 977 4959, also listed by Turismo Roma, plus the Instagram and Facebook profiles teatrodeicontrari.

Besides the shows, what can you do?

Take courses and workshops, from postural gymnastics to the Clown Academy, and rent the hall for theater, concerts, rehearsals, photo shoots and book presentations. The website has a “Affitto sala” section with a booking button.

Can you propose shows?

Yes, the website accepts applications for the coming seasons. You need a presentation sheet, a technical sheet and the link to the full video of the show. Proposals must be sent through the theater's contacts listed on the website.

How many seats does the hall have?

The capacity is not published on the website or on Turismo Roma. To know for sure you have to write to the theater, especially if you plan to rent the hall for rehearsals or concerts.

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