Sconfina, la nuova stagione del teatro 'Lucio Dalla' di Manfredonia

From November 2026 to April 2027, **Teatro Comunale Lucio Dalla in Manfredonia** hosts **Sconfina**, a season of nearly forty productions spanning theatre, dance and performances for families and schools. The programme includes fourteen theatre performances, one special event outside the subscription package, ten Sunday shows for families and thirteen morning performances for schools. It also features three theatre workshops and two training programmes, one for teachers and one for the general public.

## From Shakespeare to Andrea Pennacchi

The theatre programme opens on **20 November 2026** with *Giulio Cesare o la notte della Repubblica*. Marco Lorenzi reinterprets Shakespeare’s tragedy to explore power and the fragility of democracy. On **3 December**, Maurizio Lupinelli stages Samuel Beckett’s *Endgame*. *Paladini di Francia. Spada avete voi, spada avete io!* follows on **10 and 11 December**.

On **15 January 2027**, Lella Costa stars in Aristophanes’ *Lysistrata*, directed by Serena Sinigaglia and adapted by Emanuele Aldrovandi. On **23 January**, Nicola Lagioia presents *Da dove nascono le storie*, a monologue inspired by his novel *Santa Barbara*, as a special event outside the subscription package. February brings Jean Anouilh’s *Antigone* with Roberto Latini on **4 February** and Eduardo Scarpetta’s *Il medico dei pazzi*, starring Gianfelice Imparato and directed by Leo Muscato, on **20 February**.

On **12 March**, Alessandro Bergonzoni presents *Arrivano i dunque. (Avannotti, sole Blu e la storia della giovane Saracinesca)*. On **20 March**, Bottega degli Apocrifi stages *Dittico Africano*, featuring Mamadou Diakité and Bakary Diaby.

On **1 April**, Factory Compagnia Transadriatica explores disability in *(H)Amleto*. On **8 April**, Emma Dante presents *L’angelo del focolare*, a production that examines the ritual of a femicide. The season closes on **22 April 2027** with *Alieni in Laguna*, Andrea Pennacchi’s monologue on climate change.

## Dance, families and schools

The dance programme features two performances in January. ResExtensa presents *Lu baciu santu / Mors* on **9 January**, followed by *Femina* from Compagnia Abbondanza/Bertoni on **29 January**.

**Con gli occhi aperti**, the programme for younger audiences, opened on **1 November** with *Il seme del Melograno*. On **7 and 8 November**, *La via dei bambini* brought together performances and workshops. Sunday shows for families continue until **11 April 2027**, alongside morning performances for schools.

The season was developed by the Municipality of Manfredonia, Puglia Culture and Bottega degli Apocrifi, with support from Italy’s Ministry of Culture and the Puglia Region.

## Visitor information and tickets

- **Venue** · Teatro Comunale Lucio Dalla, Via della Croce, Manfredonia (FG), Italy

- **Dates** · 1 November 2026 to 22 April 2027

- **Box office** · +39 0884 532829 or +39 335 244843

- **Email** · botteghino@bottegadegliapocrifi.it

- **Programme and online tickets** · [Official Sconfina programme](https://www.bottegadegliapocrifi.it/stagione-2026-27/)