Mirandolina is inspired by Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni’s masterpiece, La Locandiera. A 300-year-old story that claims to make its protagonist, Mirandolina, an example of the “barbaric cruelty” and “insulting contempt” of women who mock men’s love, the effect of La Locandiera is in fact a sincere exaltation of female intelligence. 

In this exciting adaptation written by Abbey Theatre Associate Artist Marina Carr and directed by Caitríona McLaughlin, Mirandolina examines the life of a lost young woman and the admirers and predators who surround her.  

This is a play about fear, female fear, and the price extracted from these lost girls who dare to fight back – a story finding fresh and unprecedented connections with the present.

Mirandolina is performed in Italian with English surtitles. 

Mirandolina is a world premiere co-production by the Abbey Theatre, Teatro Stabile del Veneto – Teatro Nazionale and Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka – HNK Rijeka which celebrates the Milan-Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympiad. 

It premieres in Treviso, Italy, in February 2026 and tours to Belluno, Venice, Padua, Verona, Rijeka, and Milan; before coming to the Abbey Stage in August 2026. 

Funded as part of the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport EU Presidency Culture Programme. 

To see more about the 2026 Abbey Theatre season, click here.