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A 1968 Mafia murder thriller adapted from Sciascia’s novel The Day of the Owl .

Lampedusa (1896–1957) is the author of Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) , the classic portrait of Sicilian aristocracy pre- and post-Unification. It was based on the life of his great-grandfather and published posthumously.

Classical works are staged during the spring in Syracuse’s ancient theatre. Daily performances take place from mid-May through to the end of June. The largest and one of the oldest theatres of ancient Sicily is for the most part intact and accepts modern stage sets and seating. Don’t miss one of Aeschylus’s tragedies, which is held in the theatre where they premiered thousands of years ago (see Greek Theatre).

This pub is tucked in along a pedestrian street where candle-makers’ shops used to be. There are tables outside in the street and live music or floor shows performed in the spacious interior.

Puppeteer Alfredo Mauceri directs traditional puppet performances in the Catania style (see Catanese School) as well as plays of the lives of the saints, and the Mauceri family’s own productions such as Alpheus , based on the myth of Alpheus and Arethusa. You can also watch puppets being made and antique puppets being restored in the family workshop down the street.

Luchino Visconti’s 1968 film version of Lampedusa’s novel stars Burt Lancaster.

The life of a Sicilian fisherman-cum-postman is turned around through his friendship with the Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda (1994).

A traditional puppet theatre staged by Palermitan master puppeteer Girolamo Cuticchio. See popular shows of Charlemagne and his paladins (see Puppet Traditions and Museums), plus stories of Sicilian saints, brigands and even Don Quixote and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . There is also a Cuticchio theatre in Cefalù.

A 1984 film adaptation of four Pirandello stories.