Ancient theatre of Taormina

It was remodelled in the third century AD, with the orchestra turned into an arena and the stage removed.

It is one of the oldest theatres in Magna Graeca to have curved cavea, rather than the older trapezoidal design.

[2] Today, the theatre is used as a venue for the annual Taormina Film Festival.

[3] The ancient theatre of Taormina is featured extensively in the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite, starring Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, and F. Murray Abraham.

The theatre is also featured in season 2, episode 2, of the HBO series The White Lotus (2023).