The Adventure of the Blue Arrow (L'avventura della Freccia Azzurra) – actor and figure theatre

About the event

Based on the work of Gianni Rodari, this bittersweet fable is set in the Befana's toy shop. Its window is full of beautiful toys that many children can only look at. One of them is Francesco, who loves the toy train Freccia Azzurra and watches it whenever he passes the shop on his way to school or work.

The toys decide to follow their heart, leave the shop and set out to change the rules. The world outside, ruled by snow and wind, is dangerous and mirrors an unjust world of individualism and social differences. On the way, the toys learn to value solidarity, friendship and hope. The Befana and her scatterbrained servant Terenzio chase them while they try to find Francesco and give themselves to him.

The night-time adventure blurs the line between the human and the inanimate. On stage it is told through actors, coloured silhouettes and shadows.

Typical weather

No forecast yet. In December Viareggio averages 12° by day and 6° at night, with rain on about 14 days of the month.

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Getting to Viareggio

By car, leave the A12 at the Viareggio-Camaiore exit; the Viareggio–Lucca link road joins the A11 Florence motorway. Viareggio station is on the Genoa–Pisa line and is the terminus of the line to Lucca and Florence, with regional trains towards Pisa, La Spezia, Lucca and Florence. From Pisa airport, the PisaMover shuttle runs to Pisa Centrale in about 5 minutes, where you change to a train for Viareggio.

Parking: On-street parking in Viareggio is mostly paid blue-line parking, run for the Comune by MoVer (Mobilità Versilia). Rates vary by zone; pay at the meters or with the MoVer app. The signs on site always apply.

About Viareggio

Viareggio is the largest town on the Versilia coast, a resort of about 60,000 people with an entirely sandy shoreline on the Ligurian Sea.

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