Sotto questo cielo: Theatre, Memory, and Summer Nights at La Vetreria

Sotto questo cielo returns to Pirri with the kind of open-air theatre that feels deeply rooted in Cagliari’s cultural fabric: a summer season built around memory, civic feeling, and the shared pleasure of gathering under the night sky. At the same time, La Vetreria adds a second layer of meaning, because it is not just a venue but a living cultural hub born from the recovery of an old industrial site, now active all year with theatre, music, dance, workshops, and spaces for artists and families.

The setting

La Vetreria in Pirri is one of those places that tells Cagliari’s story through architecture as much as through performance. Set inside the Ex Vetreria park, it preserves the memory of the former glass factory while turning it into a centre for contemporary culture and community life. That combination of history and reuse makes it especially fitting for a theatre season that speaks to present-day audiences without losing contact with the city’s identity.

The season

According to the official programme, Sotto questo cielo 2026 runs from 2 June to 10 July 2026 at the Corte de La Vetreria di Pirri, with weekly appointments that unfold across the early summer. The season includes seven events, moving through themes such as war, memory, freedom, time, and human fragility, which gives the programme a reflective and socially aware tone rather than a purely entertainment-driven one. The 2026 edition also continues Cada Die Teatro’s tradition of combining in-house productions with guest performances and community-oriented evenings.

Why it matters

What makes this initiative stand out is not only the open-air format, but the way it uses theatre as a shared civic experience. The programme positions performance as a place where artistic language meets social reflection, which is very much in line with Cada Die Teatro’s broader work at La Vetreria. In a city like Cagliari, where cultural spaces often serve as both neighbourhood anchors and artistic stages, this kind of season helps keep the connection between residents, artists, and place especially alive.

Practical details

For visitors, La Vetreria is easy to recognize as a multi-use cultural centre rather than a single theatre room. It hosts the Teatro La Vetreria, the School of Scenic Arts of Cada Die Teatro, a music school, the Caffé ludico, the Fucina teatrale, and even services for early childhood, which shows how broad its community role is. The official address listed is Via Italia, 63, in Pirri, and the venue remains active throughout the year with theatre, dance, music, workshops, and artist residencies.

For the Casteddu Immoi audience

For anyone looking to experience Cagliari beyond the usual postcard version, this is a season worth following. It offers a chance to see how a restored industrial site can become a cultural engine, and how summer theatre can still speak with intimacy, intelligence, and local character. The atmosphere is likely to be one of those distinctly Sardinian evenings where the setting, the audience, and the story on stage all feel part of the same city rhythm.

Sources: cadadieteatro.com, cagliariturismo.comune.cagliari.it, sardegnaturismo.it