After a lengthy period of refurbishment, the flying-saucer-shaped PalaLottomatica, designed by architect and engineer Pierluigi Nervi for the 1960 Rome Olympics, reopened in...

This dark-walled club in Ostiense has an authentic underground feel - which is confirmed by the choice of DJs and live bands on the roster. Run by a group of young people with...

Restored and reopened in 2000, this shrine to Italy's comic heritage - with a school for comic writing and acting, and a video and research library - also puts on top-quality...

The lavish late 19th-century teatro all'italiana interior comes as quite a surprise after the grey, angular, Mussolini-era façade and its esplanade with tacky potted palms....

This plush little red and gold theatre regales its faithful public with extraordinary recitals by some legendary - and mostly ancient - performers.

Great for all types of performances, the Olimpico has good acoustics, even for cheaper seats. Go for the central front and second row seats in the gallery. It's owned by the...

This beautiful 1920s theatre - furnished with brightly coloured chairs - offers a fascinating mix of electronic-music acts, cutting-edge theatre and art performances. It is one...

This superbly preserved Roman theatre fills the summer with prestigious productions of Roman and Greek classics, plus concerts and ballets. The seats are stone so bring a...

A swish, vibrant club with a stage for live acts, The Place caters for a thirty- and forty-something crowd by serving up Italian - and a sprinkling of foreign -...

With the motto of 'we rock, they don't', Traffic has become Rome's hottest live stage for underground and soon-to-be-famous bands. Every night it pumps out alternative tunes...