ROME -- The English Theatre of Rome will be opening auditions this week for a performance of “Peter and the Starcatcher” by Rick Elise. The auditions will be held on Wednesday 15 May and Thursday 16 May from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Club Montevecchio.
American director, Carl Granieri, will be returning to Rome to tell the tale of a young orphan who eventually grows up to become Peter Pan.
ROME -- A Polish tourist was killed during a hit-and-run in Palermo, according to local police reports.
The incident took place on Corso Tukory, a central street in the city, when the woman and her husband were crossing the road close to the central station. Following the collision, the driver fled the scene, only handing himself in in the early hours of Sunday morning.
ROME -- Clashes between students and police arose on Friday morning at a demonstration protesting the General States of Natality, according to police reports.
The incident took place in response to the General States of Natality, an annual event held in Rome which aims to investigate the decline in the Italian birth rate and propose solutions.
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis proclaimed the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025 at a ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.
ROME--The trial of Riccardo Bossi, the son of the founder of the Lega political party, began on Thursday in Varese, according to police reports.
