AcquiTeatro — theatre season at the Teatro Ariston, Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme's winter prose season: seven or eight evening shows between January and March at the Cinema Teatro Ariston, mostly comedy and new Italian plays with well-known touring actors, sold by subscription or single ticket.
Why it's special
The Ariston is a working town cinema that turns into a playhouse for the season, so you get names from the national touring circuit (Ale & Franz, Alessandro Bergonzoni, Tullio Solenghi and Natalino Balasso in recent years) in a small spa town, at the price of a night out in the provinces.
Programme · 2026
AcquiTeatro 2026, organised by Dianorama with artistic director Clara Costanzo and the patronage and contribution of the Comune di Acqui Terme. Seven shows, all at 21:00.
- Curtain is at 21:00.
- Single tickets go on sale shortly before Christmas at the Ariston box office (cinema opening hours) and online on webtic.it; info on +39 0144 58067.
- In 2026 a seven-show subscription with a fixed seat cost from €91 (reduced, gallery) to €161 (full, front stalls), and single tickets €15–30 depending on the show and seat.
- Dates do move: in 2026 two shows were rescheduled, so check the comune tourism calendar the week before.
AcquiTeatro is the winter prose season of Acqui Terme. It is put on at the Cinema Teatro Ariston in Piazza Matteotti, the town's cinema, by the Dianorama company with artistic director Clara Costanzo, and the Comune backs it with patronage and funding.
The line-up leans towards comedy and new Italian plays with actors off the national touring circuit. Recent seasons brought Ale & Franz twice, Alessandro Bergonzoni, Tullio Solenghi, Natalino Balasso and Carrozzeria Orfeo. There are usually seven or eight shows between January and March, all at 21:00, and they're sold as a subscription with a fixed seat or as single tickets. The season is normally presented in December, when single tickets go on sale at the Ariston box office and on webtic.it.
The Ariston is a few minutes' walk from Piazza Italia and La Bollente, so a show fits well after dinner in the old town. The Ariston also hosts the award ceremony of the Premio Acqui Storia each October.
Past editions
| Year | Dates | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 January – 30 March 2026 (seven shows) | AcquiTeatro 2026, organised by Dianorama with artistic director Clara Costanzo and the patronage and contribution of the Comune di Acqui Terme. Seven shows, all at 21:00. Tue 13 January – "Ti amo o qualcosa del genere" by Diego Ruiz, with Tiziana Foschi, Milena Miconi, Samuel Peron and Diego Ruiz Sat 31 January – "Benvenuti in casa Esposito" by Paolo Caiazzo, Pino Imperatore and Alessandro Siani, directed by Siani, with Giovanni Esposito and Nunzia Schiano Thu 12 February – "Arrivano i dunque", by and with Alessandro Bergonzoni (brought forward from Friday 13 February) Tue 24 February – "L'amore ci vede doppio", written, directed and performed by Andrea Bizzarri with Ramona Gargano and Giuseppe Abramo Thu 5 March – "Benvenuti a Casa Morandi", with Marianna and Marco Morandi, directed by Pino Quartullo Thu 19 March – "Letizia va alla guerra" by Agnese Fallongo, with Fallongo and Tiziano Caputo, directed by Adriano Evangelisti Mon 30 March – "Capitol'ho", Ale & Franz (moved from Tuesday 24 March) Tickets – subscription for the seven shows €161 / €133 / €115.50 (front stalls / rear stalls / gallery; reduced €129.50 / €105 / €91); single tickets €26 / €22 / €19 for the shows of 13 Jan, 24 Feb, 5 Mar and 19 Mar, €30 / €26 / €22 for 31 Jan, 12 Feb and 30 Mar (reduced rates for under-18s, university students up to 25 and over-65s) |
| 2025 | 20 January – 1 April 2025 (eight shows) | Eight shows at the Ariston, artistic direction Clara Costanzo. Mon 20 January – "The Black Blues Brothers", the acrobatic show by Alexander Sunny Thu 30 January – "Faccia un'altra faccia" by Francesco Zanni, with Tiziana Foschi and Antonio Pisu Thu 6 February – "La commedia", Ale & Franz Thu 20 February – "A nanna dopo Carosello", written and performed by Clara Costanzo Thu 6 March – "Salveremo il mondo prima dell'alba", Carrozzeria Orfeo Tue 18 March – "Mi è scappato il morto", Andrea Bizzarri Thu 27 March – "Balasso fa Ruzante", Natalino Balasso Tue 1 April – "Pignasecca e Pignaverde", Tullio Solenghi |
| 2024 | 9 January – 14 March 2024 (seven shows) | Seven evenings at the Teatro Ariston, 21:00. |