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Foro Romano, Italian history, Italy travel tips, Roma, Roma english speaking theater, Roman Forum, The Miracle Players
If Monty Python meets the history of the Roman Empire sounds appealing, you will love the Miracle Players. They are an English speaking theater group in Roma made up of expats from around the world. They perform hysterically historical original comic works at the Foro Romano (Roman Forum) each summer.
Miracle Players performances feature volunteer swordfighters and high tech special effects!
I have been to 3 of their performances; ‘Caesar-More than just a Salad’, ‘The Life of Michelangelo’, and ‘The Seven Kings of Rome’. This year they are performing the rhyming ‘Rome in a Nutshell’.
If you will be in Roma on a Friday between June 26 and July 31, check out the performance at 7:30pm sharp. It is free and no reservation required. Get there early to sit on the stairs of the church facing the action-Chiesa dei Santi Luca e Martina. Bring something to sit on if your culetto doesn’t like hard stairs or pavement.
The production crew takes a break
The performance is across from the Carcere Mamertino (Mamertine Prison) at the Roman Forum. This is below the Campidoglio and behind Il Vittoriano. The location is easy to get to. Take the Metro B blue line to Colosseo and walk down Via dei Fori Imperiali. There is a map on The Miracle Players website. The stage backdrop is the Roman Forum itself-how can you top that! 
Un po' di pepe 
What are a great opportunity. How fun
Wish I could be there! I’m enjoying it vicariously through you…
You will have to get there yourself sometime Signora Martini!
looks like an interesting street venue in Rome. Just being in Rome is a cool thing anyway though. So many things to see and explore. So much history and art.
Si Patty, Roma is a great city-it’s like a massive open air museum. Ciao, Cristina
Thank you for the lovely review Cristina, if you come to the show please come and say hi, so I can thank you personally.
My pleasure Denise! I was planning to write this post last year, but then I found out you were taking a break. I arrive in Roma Sunday July 19th but unfortunately I will not be staying until the next Friday :-(. I have actually met you, your husband and Dyanne when I attended with my friend Anna Ambrosini. Hoping to catch next year’s show. A presto, Cristina
Love this expressive and interesting and FUN … I can’t wait to see these fun play’s