Theater of the Fairy Tale and Poetry Season
The season of prose, music, and civil theater in the village of Montalto delle Marche
About Theater of the Fairy Tale and Poetry
A Season of Theater in the Piceno Village
The Theater of the Fairy Tale and Poetry in Montalto delle Marche, a small gem in the historic center of the Municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, is the beating heart of the cultural life of this village in the Piceno hinterland. Every year, between winter and spring, the historic municipal theater on Corso Vittorio Emanuele comes alive with a theatrical season curated by the Municipality of Montalto delle Marche together with AMAT (Marchigiana Association of Theatrical Activities), with the contribution of the Marche Region and the Ministry of Culture.
The program combines prose, musicals, narration, and civil theater, bringing artists and companies of national importance to a village of a few thousand inhabitants. It is proof that even the inner Marche region can offer a quality cultural program, capable of attracting spectators from all over the Ascolano and Fermano areas.
The Metroborgo MontaltoLab Project
The season is part of the broader Metroborgo MontaltoLab project, which saw Montalto delle Marche selected as a pilot village within the framework of cultural regeneration initiatives linked to PNRR funds. Alongside evening performances, the project develops multidisciplinary residencies, workshops, and public presentation events involving citizens, schools, and families, intertwining theater with the social regeneration of the territory.
A Program Featuring Great Performers and Civil Theater
The programming ranges from classics reinterpreted in a contemporary key to great monologues of Italian civil theater. Over the years, names such as Ascanio Celestini, Galatea Ranzi, Marina Massironi, Fabio Troiano, Roberto Mercadini, and Elena Bucci have performed on the Montalto stage, confirming the level of a review that does not shy away from comparison with theaters in large cities.
An Intimate Experience
The cozy hall of the Theater of the Fairy Tale and Poetry offers an intimate relationship between stage and audience, an atmosphere rarely found in large theaters. Attending a show here means experiencing theater in an authentic dimension, immersed in the charm of a historic village in the southern Marche region.
Theater of the Fairy Tale and Poetry — edition 2026
Promoted by the Municipality of Montalto delle Marche and AMAT, with the contribution of the Marche Region and the Ministry of Culture, the 2025-2026 season ran from December 13, 2025, to April 29, 2026, with a program of seven main subscription shows, enriched by the multidisciplinary residencies of the Metroborgo MontaltoLab project. Featuring prose, musicals, and civil narration, the theater hosted some of the most beloved names on the Italian scene, concluding on April 29 with Ascanio Celestini.
Programme Theater of the Fairy Tale and Poetry 2026
Saturday, December 13, 2025 — Proscenio Teatro
- Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare
Thursday, January 15, 2026 — Simone Tudda
- In the Eye of the Labyrinth, on the story of Enzo Tortora
Sunday, February 1, 2026
- Solo tre minuti — the musical, with Gaia Gonella, Riccardo Ciabò, and Chiara Prati (piano and violin)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 — Marina Massironi
- What Kind of Othello?, rhapsody around Verdi's opera, with harp
Saturday, March 28, 2026 — Galatea Ranzi
- In the Name of the Mother, from the text by Erri De Luca
Saturday, April 18, 2026 — Fabio Troiano
- Il Dio bambino, from the music of Gaber and Luporini
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 — Ascanio Celestini
- Poveri Cristi
Multidisciplinary Residencies — Metroborgo MontaltoLab
- December 19, 2025: Gli Omini — Sbucci
- April 10, 2026: Compagnia A.D.D.A. — Mio padre è Sylvester Stallone
- April 12, 2026: Public presentation of research on fatherhood mythologies
Evening performances started at 9:15 PM, Sunday matinees at 5:30 PM.
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Where
Theater of the Fairy Tale and Poetry, Corso Vittorio Emanuele 8, 63068 Montalto delle Marche (AP), in the historic center of the village.
How to get here
By car: Montalto delle Marche can be reached from the SS4 Salaria or the A14 motorway (exit Pedaso or Porto d'Ascoli, then internal roads towards the Piceno hinterland). The nearest train station is Pedaso or Ascoli Piceno, from where you can continue by car or local transport.
Times
Performances generally start at 9:15 PM; Sunday matinees at 5:30 PM.
Tickets
Tickets and season tickets on sale at the theater box office and online at www.vivaticket.com. Information and reservations: 338 2294521 (calls and WhatsApp) and AMAT 071 2072439, www.amatmarche.net.
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Teatro della Fiaba e della Poesia
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 8, 63068 Montalto delle Marche