Troisi Poeta Massimo: Thirty Years After The Postman Oscars at Parioli Theatre, Rome

“Troisi Poeta Massimo”: The Essential Return of Massimo Troisi, Thirty Years After The Postman’s Oscar.

“Don’t forget me.” More than a line, it’s an emotional testament, a whisper that travels through time and lands in the present, intact. Massimo Troisi never asked to be remembered out of nostalgia; he wanted to be remembered for truth. That truth is the foundation of Troisi Poeta Massimo, coming to life on April 20 at 9 p.m. at Rome’s Teatro Parioli.

More than a performance, it is an act of love. Written, directed, and performed by Stefano Veneruso, the show preserves not only Troisi’s artistic legacy but also his private, intimate world. “I’m tired,” Troisi once said to Veneruso on the set of Il Postino, where Stefano was the first assistant director. A fragile, human moment that has grown over the years into a responsibility: to bring Troisi’s voice back to the stage, unfiltered and sincere.

A Unique Way of Seeing the World

Troisi Poeta Massimo lives in the space between public and private. Unpublished poems, interviews, autobiographical fragments, and songs form a living narrative that reconstructs not only his career, from his early days with La Smorfia to his final masterpiece, but also his unique perspective on life. Troisi had a rare ability: to speak about love, family, faith, and uncertainty without ever raising his voice, yet always arriving at the heart of the matter.

The performance is enriched by a live musical ensemble that heightens the emotional impact: Alessandra Guidotti (voice), Stefano Napoli (double bass), Lyan Savona (guitar), and Anya Marino (harp and voice). The production is led by Barbara Di Mattia, who has guided and supported the project with a deeply personal vision. “When I read the script, I fell in love immediately,” she said. “It felt as if Massimo were still there, speaking.”

For Veneruso, the show is more than a tribute, it’s a way to bring Troisi into the present. In his words, Troisi remains “a guide, a kind of manual,” teaching lessons on life and perspective. An artist who refused superficiality, who avoided what was meaningless, and who found extraordinary depth in simplicity.

Presence Over Memory

On the Parioli stage, the story unfolds with care and subtlety. There is no imitation, no forced nostalgia. Instead, the audience enters a quiet dialogue with the performer, carried by images, sounds, and silence. Every detail - the poems, the songs, the interviews - creates a texture that brings Troisi’s world vividly to life.

Even more than thirty years after his passing, Troisi still speaks. This production proves it. It is not the past returning, it is something that never left.

After all, it is “the lightness of someone who stays with us forever.”

Show Info

Stefano Veneruso: performer, writer, director
Alessandra Guidotti: voice
Stefano Napoli: double bass
Lyan Savona: guitar
Anya Marino: harp and voice

Barbara Di Mattia: producer
Aldo Boccolari: graphics & video editing
Fabio Gentiluomo: assistant director
Maurizio Muglia: lighting & sound design
Mattia Di Mattia: assistant director

Tickets

Tickets available here. Check out the Parioli Theatre website here.