The Sun Thief – figure and actor theatre, ages 3+

About the event

Two siblings, a pre-teen girl and her little brother, end up spending a night alone at a campsite. She is absorbed in her phone and annoyed to find there is no signal, while her brother wants to share a family moment and insists they read a story together. His persistence wins her over, and the book The Sun Thief carries them into the world of Squirrel and Bird, where nature, time and emotions come together.

The journey through the seasons becomes a chance for the two to rediscover the value of being together and sharing, with reading as a common ground.

The show draws on the visual language of figure theatre to encourage children's curiosity about the cycle of the seasons, and to develop listening and observation. It also touches on friendship, cooperation and respect for nature, and on the bond between siblings despite differences in age and interests.

Based on the book by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater, performed with actors and puppets.

Typical weather

No forecast yet. In March Viareggio averages 14° by day and 7° at night, with rain on about 12 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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