This Fortress Built By Nature

The Fort Antoine Theatre is a small amphitheatre on the Avenue de la Quarantaine in the Monaco-Ville ward of Monaco, on the north-eastern point of the Rock of Monaco. The theatre was originally a fortress that was built in early 18th-century during the War of the Spanish Succession. In the 20th-century, after being destroyed during World War II, the fortress was rebuilt as an open-air theatre. Today, the theatre hosts open air plays and musical concerts in the summer months. Performances of plays hosted at the theatre include plays written by Jean Cocteau, Jean Giraudoux, and William Shakespeare. The theatre also occasionally hosts film screenings by the Audiovisual Institute of Monaco.