The courtyard which the restaurant looks on to is a perfect natural open-air stage setting, and it is not by chance that it is called "Corte del teatro" and it was not by chance that on July 6th 1934, under the direction of Gino Rocca, Carlo Goldoni’s "La bottega del caffè" was performed here on the occasion of the first Prose festival of the Venice Biennale. 60 years on, in the summer of 1994, the courtyard was to host yet another of Mr.Stanziani brainwaves: in co-operation with the "Teatro alla moda" association directed by Enrico Ricciardi and promoted by him, the same "Bottega del caffè", was performed to the great approval of both the critics and the public. Since that happy beginning, every year the "Corte del teatro", has presented a number of comedies. In 1996 and 1998 Goldoni’s "Sior Todero Brontolon", followed by the successful "Serenissima" by Giacinto Gallina and a comedy show "A gratis, a maca" by the venetian Lino Toffolo-all critical successes met with standing ovations by the public.