The SoccerActress
Highlights
- Experience Lucia's fierce storytelling as she blends character comedy with freestyle soccer in an emotionally raw performance.
- Discover the unique fusion of autobiographical elements and physical theatre that breaks stereotypes and reclaims space.
- Engage with Lucia's journey from soccer stadiums to street performances, showcasing her vibrant life as an international performer.
- Join the excitement at Qtopia Sydney during Pride Fest 2026, where art and sport collide in a captivating show.
A fierce solo drama-comedy show blending autobiographical storytelling, character comedy and freestyle soccer. It is poetic, conceptual, physical and emotionally raw. Lucia explores her journey as a woman torn between soccer stadiums, street performances and theatre stages. The show breaks stereotypes, spins the ball and the narrative, and reclaims space.
Lucia Mallardi is an Italian-born actress, former professional soccer player, and international performer. After playing in Italy’s Serie A with Lazio Women and in Germany’s 2nd Bundesliga, she left professional sport to pursue street performance, travelling the world as a freestyle soccer artist. Her experience on the streets inspired her to create The SoccerActress, an autobiographical one-woman drama-comedy show blending storytelling, character comedy and freestyle soccer. The show had its English-language premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, earning her a Best Actress nomination from DarkChat, and was later performed at New York’s United Solo Theatre Festival – Fall 2025.
In January 2026, Lucia began a one-year Australian tour, performing at Fringe World Perth 2026 and Adelaide Fringe 2026, and she will now perform at Qtopia Sydney – Pride Fest 2026.
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