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A new initiative for our theatre‑loving members. The Italian company I Gordi – physical, non-verbal theatre company – in partnership with Teatro Franco Parenti in Milan, will be performing at the Coronet Theatre in London. We have reserved 10 first-row-seats for our members, on first-come first-served basis, which include an exclusive meeting with the cast after the performance. Booking details are sent by distribution list only.

The Italian passion for football developed early, but it was only after a meeting in Viareggio in 1926 that Italy began its rise to become one of the leading teams in the world, winning the World Cup in 1934 and 1938. The coach who led the azzurri to those triumphs, Vittorio Pozzo, also inspired a team of students to win the football gold at the 1936 Olympic Games. But Italy wouldn’t rise alone. Two of the great coaches of the first two decades of Serie A were Hungarian – and Jewish. Árpád Weiss won the league with Inter and Bologna and was a huge influence on Pozzo; he died at Auschwitz. Ernő Erbstein escaped a fascist labour camp but died at Superga in the air crash that wiped out the great Torino side he had built.

Jonathan Wilson is a British football journalist and historian. He is a columnist for World Soccer, founder and editor of The Blizzard magazine and the founder and co-host of the football podcasts Libero and It Was What It Was. Four times voted football writer of the year,
two of his books have been named football book of the year in Britain and he has also won the Premio Antonio Ghirelli in Italy.

A drinks reception will follow the talk

There is something special and unique about seeing a great work of art still in the same place that it was made, sometimes many centuries before. The way the sunlight falls on an altarpiece by Bellini or Caravaggio, the subtle humour of Veronese’s country house frescos, or the drama of trompe l’oeil ceiling by Mantegna or Michelangelo – we can understand and respond to them in a way which art in a museum just can’t replicate.  Tracking down such works – often in quiet, little-visited churches and chapels – has been one of the greatest pleasures of my travelling life. And the result is my latest book, Italy: in the Footsteps of the Great Artists, which explores explores the lives and works of the country’s most famous painters – in the towns and cities where they lived and worked. This talk will focus on some of my favourites and, I hope, inspire you to look at Italy and its art in a new light.

Nick Trend is a journalist and art historian. As Chief Culture Editor for the travel desk of the Daily Telegraph, he has spent nearly three decades writing about the world’s art treasures and has produced guides to many of the greatest museums and art collections. He has also worked on the curatorial staff at the National Gallery in London and has a degree in English Literature from Cambridge and a PhD in Art History from the University of East Anglia.

A drinks reception will follow the talk

Step into the sun‑drenched world of Italian summer with Christian Oddono to explore the irresistible icon that has captured imaginations—and tastebuds—around the globe: gelato. From its curious Renaissance origins to its evolution into a symbol of Italian craftsmanship and dolce vita culture, this conversation traces how a simple frozen delight became one of Italy’s most beloved ambassadors.

Christian Oddono is the founder of Oddono’s Gelati Italiani, one of London’s most beloved artisanal gelato brands. Born and raised in Italy, he brought his family’s traditions and a passion for authentic flavours to the UK, opening his first gelateria in South Kensington in 2004. Since then, Oddono’s has become a benchmark for real Italian gelato, celebrated for its craftsmanship, natural ingredients, and award‑winning recipes.

A drinks reception will be followed

A Join event with IL CIRCOLO kindly hosted by Leslie MacLeod-Miller.

This event is reserved exclusively for our Members and their guests. Formal invitations will be sent via email.