Turin Culture
Teatro Carignano, Piazza Carignano 6 (tel: (011) 547 048; website: www.teatrostabiletorino.it), is a stunning 18th-century theatre. Plays can also be seen at Alfa Teatro, Via Casalborgone 16/l tel: (011) 819 3529; website: www.alfateatro.com).
Ballet and dance performances take place at the Teatro Nuovo, Corso Massimo d'Ageglio 17 (tel: (011) 650 0200; website: www.teatronuovo.torino.it), many of them avant-garde in style. Ballet can also be seen at the Teatro Regio (see above).
The main venue for mainstream musicals is Teatro Alfieri, Piazza Solferino (tel: (011) 562 3800; website: www.torinospettacoli.com).
Cinemas in the city include the Massimo, Via Montebello (tel: (011) 812 5658), which shows many films in English. There is also the 11-screen Pathe complex at Lingotto, Via Nizza (tel: (011) 667 7856), or Romano, Galleria Subalpina (tel: (011) 562 0145).
Listings appear on Fridays in La Stampa, the main local newspaper.
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