The SoccerActress
Best Actress Nominee, DarkChat, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
"A unique story of courage and determination." ★★★★★ Raccordo sullo sguardo, Edfringe 2025
https://raccordosullosguardo.substack.com/p/the-football-actress-a-unique-story?r=2y2gnk&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=post-publish&triedRedirect=true
"A charming fusion of comedy, drama, storytelling and movement. ★★★★ Broadway Baby, Edfringe 2025
https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/the-footballactress/827977
"The story is enhanced by Lucia’s impeccable skills as a football juggler that guide us through what feels like a road movie" ★★★★ Fringe Review, Edfringe 2025
https://fringereview.co.uk/review/edinburgh-fringe/2025/the-footbalactress/
Presented by: Lucia Mallardi
Lucia Mallardi, aka The SoccerActress, is an Italian multidisciplinary artist and former semi-pro soccer player. After competing in Italy’s top-tier women’s soccer league and Germany’s 2nd Bundesliga, she reinvented herself as a street performer, blending soccer freestyle and theatrical expression with just a soccer ball and a hat. Her travels across Europe, Asia, and South America shaped her unique artistic voice. In 2019 she created her one-woman drama-comedy show, The SoccerActress, combining sport, theatre, and storytelling. After touring in Rome, Naples, Milan, Genoa (inside a prison theatre) and Berlin (with a German-language version), she made her English-language debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 and performed at the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York - Fall 2025.Suitability & warnings
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Presented by: Lucia Mallardi
Lucia Mallardi, aka The SoccerActress, is an Italian multidisciplinary artist and former semi-pro soccer player. After competing in Italy’s top-tier women’s soccer league and Germany’s 2nd Bundesliga, she reinvented herself as a street performer, blending soccer freestyle and theatrical expression with just a soccer ball and a hat. Her travels across Europe, Asia, and South America shaped her unique artistic voice. In 2019 she created her one-woman drama-comedy show, The SoccerActress, combining sport, theatre, and storytelling. After touring in Rome, Naples, Milan, Genoa (inside a prison theatre) and Berlin (with a German-language version), she made her English-language debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 and performed at the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York - Fall 2025.Social media