Carlo Collodi News

Pinocchio is a fictional character that first appeared in 1883, in The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, and has since appeared in many adaptations of that story and others. Carved from a piece of pine by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he was created as a wooden puppet, but dreamt of becoming a real boy. The name Pinocchio is a Tuscan word meaning 'pine nut' (the standard Italian term is pinolo.

The B Street Theatre is pleased to present its seventh Family Series season for young audiences. The Family Series begins with an original adaptation of Pinocchio from the famous Italian folktale by Carlo Collodi.

Gary Naylor visits the Colour House Theatre for an adaptation of the famous fable

Teatro Del Carretto - the renowned company founded in 1983 in Lucca, Italy by director Maria Grazia Cipriani and designer Graziano Gregori, and widely recognized as one of Italy's most innovative theatre companies - makes its long-awaited US debut at LaMaMa ETC with its acclaimed adult adaptation of Pinocchio, now in previews prior to an official press opening January 13, at La MaMa ETC

Teatro Del Carretto - the renowned company founded in 1983 in Lucca, Italy by director Maria Grazia Cipriani and designer Graziano Gregori, and widely recognized as one of Italy's most innovative theatre companies - makes its long-awaited US debut at LaMaMa ETC with its acclaimed adult adaptation of Pinocchio, with previews to begin January 10, prior to an official press opening January 13, at La MaMa ETC

Stephen Schwartz' Geppetto and Son will have its world premiere in Kansas City this summer