The seating is built up against a hill, which provided some support for the structure, perhaps why it has lasted so long.
The Romans didn’t leave behind any classic theatre pieces it seems, mainly they liked comedy and songs. The plays had standard characters (Husband, wife, comic servant, sexy girl etc.) a standard set of masks went with the characters, colour-coded (white beard=old man, red-cheeks=in love, purple=aristocrat, ochre=slave etc.). Sounds quite like “Up Pompeii” actually.
For real drama they put on greek Tragedy, that was the intellectual entertainment, their version of Shakespeare.
Dinner in a small restaurant run by some young guys, ravioli of ceps tempted me in but was a disappointment, Guinea Fowl with two types of Aubergine was ok – first type: raw aubergine marinaded in lemon and oil; second type: smoked aubergine puree, nice. Cheese (Tome-good, Chevre-good, something white and squishy, tasteless),
Then fig and raspberry-mousse tart. French food!