We were so excited to go. I even called ahead of time to make a reservation for the tour and I find…read moreout that they don't actually organize English speaking tours. If you want to have a tour, you have to organize a group of people to go with you by yourself. They don't even take names of English speakers that want to take the tour, to put them all together in a group. You are essentially written off by the secretary and they don't care to find a solution to the problem. Very disappointing.

Piccolo Teatro Grassi is one of the three theaters operated by The Piccolo Teatro della Citta di…read moreMilano (The Little Theatre of the City of Milan). It is named for Paolo Grassi, one of the theater's founders. I wasn't able to attend a performance in the theatre, but did attend a performance for children, in the building courtyard. The actors and staging were wonderful, and the children laughed uproariously. Five Stars. As an aside: There is a very sobering plaque on the outside wall of Piccolo Teatro Grassi, that roughly translates from Italian: "HERE BETWEEN September 8, 1943 April 25, 1945 AND NOW HAVE FOUND THE TORTURE AND DEATH HUNDREDS OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS OF PRISONERS OF FASCISTI LITTLE THEATRE HAS MADE THIS EDIFICIOUN CENTER AND A SYMBOL OF REBIRTH OF CULTURAL AND DEMOCRATIC LIFE OF MILAN" Thank You, Google Translate!, and Thank You, Piccolo Teatro della Citta di Milano.

From the owner: Il Teatro Menotti, gestito dal 2010 da TieffeTeatro, è uno dei luoghi storici del teatro milanese…read more Il cartellone della stagione si muove tra le suggestioni del tempo presente, lo sguardo attento e irriverente sul repertorio, l'originalità delle contaminazioni tra i linguaggi. Tieffe Teatro è una delle più importanti realtà italiane, fondata nel 1969 come Compagnia Stabile Teatro Filodrammatici, poi TieffeTeatro, e con l'attuale stagione teatrale al Teatro Menotti è diventata la seconda realtà milanese, dopo il Piccolo Teatro per anzianità e continuità.