Fascinating Theatre in the Oltrarno

Currently home to various shows and events, entirely and elegantly renovated, it is located just a few steps from the Santo Spirito district and Piazza Pitti. Inside, the theater is also equipped with a bar and kitchen area. Nearby, parking is available in garages in the Porta Romana and Piazza Tasso areas. Covering 1,000 square meters all on the ground floor, except for the stands above the stalls, the building features six bathrooms, a kitchen area, a bar, a cloakroom at the entrance, and backstage dressing rooms. The main entrance is on the side of the bar on Via dei Serragli, while a vehicular entrance is located on Via Santa Maria. The theater was built in the early 19th century in the Oltrarno area and inaugurated in 1817 with a comedy by Carlo Goldoni. Due to its proximity to Palazzo Pitti, it became one of the favored venues of the Grand Ducal court, so much so that the Grand Duke had a private staircase to directly access the central box. On February 27, 1913, director Edward Gordon Craig founded his theater school here, supported in the project by American patron Mabel Dodge. Among the most notable performances, the theater hosted L'Italiana in Algeri by Rossini. After World War II, the Goldoni Theater was used as a sound stage for films, including Fellini's I Vitelloni. During the time of mayors Bargellini and Garnieri, the old arena had been transformed into the Cinema Goldoni. In the early 1980s, the municipal administration repurposed the structure as the headquarters of Florence's "Bottega Teatrale," directed by Vittorio Gassman. *The present information and floor plans are merely indicative and do not constitute contractual elements.