Theaters Ile-De-France

The theatre - Jean Vilar, built in the middle of the garden city in 1938, small architectural cousin of the theatre de Chaillot, bears that made this place its first "dramatic bastion" in the year 1950. Jean Vilar festivals in the form of artistic weekends where the spectators could meet actors and the directors, but also to eat and dance with them ball. Renovated and reopened in 1990, the theatre has since beautiful program of dance shows, but also of theatre, music and shows for children. Suresnes Mentioned dances, festival of urban dances, is undoubtedly the event unmissable of the theatre. You come back every year!

Brands Theatre has been a historic monument since 1982. Inaugurated in 1852, this building is the cultural memory of the city. This theatre offers regular multi-disciplinary professional programming with theatre, music, dance, puppets and comedy. In addition to this programming of live performances, the Theatre aims to promote artistic expression by receiving amateurs, associations, schools and social character. In addition, he hosts the «World Knowledge» on Wednesdays and the «University of Free Time» lectures on Monday.

The show room La Terrasse is a theatre that offers a variety of programming every year. From magic to comedy, through concerts and plays, this room has become a reference in Essonne. Located in the heart of the Chevreuse Valley just a few metres from the CNRS, the Terrace is also in the centre of Gif-sur-Yvette. A location that allows you to find a place for dinner or drink before or after your show.

The industrial industrial heritage, when abandoned, is divided into two parts: the one that is simply demolished and the one that is converted. This is exactly what happened in Vitry when, in 1998 and after two years of work, Railway Station was born. The place, animated by a passionate team, has become one of the emblematic places of culture in the city in a few years. Open scenes, theatrical performances (of course), workshops, cabaret evenings are all proposals made to the curious. Original, railway Station has been able to transform a large unloading hall into a set of warm places and, almost paradoxically, it seems designed for these cultural uses. Note that the whole can accommodate artists in residence. This year, workshops of architecture or vocal technique, writing, cabaret are so many nice moments offered.

It is one of the main cultural sites in Bobigny and even in the department. With no fewer than 50 events year round, Canal 93 has a modular room accommodating up to 400 people. The programming of the site focuses mainly on rock, contemporary music, diverse and diverse contemporary performances. This year, the place will welcome Didier Super, Kent, the music of the Sales Majesties, the rap of Jok'Air and Sofiane, and many nice surprises and surprises! In parallel, registration and rehearsal studios are available for artists who can even find themselves here in residence to help them develop their talents. Canal 93 is a kind of nursery of young talent! Among the elders of the place who today fly on their own wings: Kary James, Souad Massi or Féfé. At last, you will find a place of restoration, open every night of performance, performance or concert. A high place of urban culture.

At the beginning of the adventure there is a university theatre troupe organised in the Superior Ecole Normale since 1964 as Theatre 45. Some of them, Jacques Nichet, Jean-Louis Benoît and Didier Bezace, took the Theatre of the Aquarium and settled at La Factory in 1973. The ambition of these artists is to discover texts and new theatrical forms. In 1986, Jacques Nichet took the direction of the dramatic centre of Montpellier and, in 1998, that of the current national theatre of Toulouse. In 1997 Didier Bezace was named Head of the Commune Theatre of Aubervilliers. Jean-Louis Benoît was called to lead the theatre at La Auction in Marseille in 2002. Julie Brochen continued the history of the Aquarium theatre, which has about five hundred places, and then François Rancillac took his succession in 2009, the latter invited Antoine Caubet to be the artist associated with this place for three years.

Do you like the little known places of the general public, those who have a very Parisian charm? Welcome to Pandora Theatre! Almost secret, this tiny place with about places is worth opening its door in the courtyard of the building. Given its small size, the report to the actor (x) and to the texts is necessarily most sensitive. Obviously, the «only stage» form is dominant, be it comedy or drama. A place that combines charm and privacy!

This old theatre should have gone away like many others, without a drum or trumpet. But thanks to actress Marthe Michel, he was saved from destruction and reopened in 1988. With one hundred and thirty armchairs, he is the heir to the Concert du Commerce, a small room created in 1850 for the nearby Trade Brewery. Enlarged in 1897, she welcomed artists like the young Maurice Chevalier. The decor, painted by the painter Cup, dates back to 1910. After the First World War, the theatre is a time transformed into cinema, followed by the live show with Berthe Sylva, among others. But he closes in 1924, before he regained his first destiny much later. The current programming is turned to the theatre, with openings towards song and lyric art.

Formerly Théâtre de la Roquette, then Théâtre Oblique. Earlier, it was a neighborhood music hall that was converted into a movie theater. Here, we've discovered the texts and stagings of Valère Novarina, François Tanguy, Michel Deutsch, Jean Jourdheuil, Joël Jouanneau, Jean-Marie Patte, Olivier Py, Bruno Bayen, Jean-Michel Rabeux, Youri Pogrebnitchko, and the innovative choreography of Jan Leuwers, Jan Fabre and Alain Platel. It is now a public theater, with a rich program that deserves our attention.

The Côté Cour theatre has been installed in an old electricity company since 2002 and has about seats. Performances - exhibits and one man show - are given by the members of the Laboratory of Hélène Bertolucci-Chéruy's actor. It is a discreet place that has the merit of offering parts that have the opportunity to export to the festival of Avignon. Proof with the recent success of the comedy How to raise a teen of apartment that was endorsed by the general public.

The story of this comedy began in 1985 in a former carpentry workshop located at the back of a courtyard at 51, boulevard Richard-Lenoir. At the time, it was a workplace for young comedians. Created by Andréas Voutzinas and fifty or so of his friends, it was called the Théâtre des Cinquante. It wasn't until 2001 that it became the Comédie Bastille. Dedicated to entertainment, this 190-seat theater offers a wide range of comedies, as well as a number of shows for younger audiences. It's been an undeniable success over the years.

Created in 1978, this 192-seat municipal theatre has been run since 2020 by Edouard Chapot and Mathieu Touzé. Focused on contemporary creation, with a dozen shows a year and two festivals, the theatre also offers a programme of meetings, symposia, workshops and masterclasses throughout the year as part of its Université Populaire. In 2022, a professional training school, LAB14, was also created. Many great names in the world of theatre have passed through this very special place.

Created in 1972, the place - one hundred and sixty-five places - was first named a Atelier workshop. As a theatre of the Chaudron two decades later, it hosts various projects, including performances from circus arts. The objective of this place of creation is to allow the public to go to meet works and artists, and to companies to have a space of reflection.

The Aktéon Théâtre is specialized in Young Audiences. The plays are renewed every two and a half months, thus ensuring a rich and varied program. The Aktéon encourages creative theater, mixing theater, storytelling, puppetry, magic or musical shows, working with companies and the public to create a place of cultural exchange. Shows for children are performed on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at convenient times (and every day during the vacations). L'Aktéon also offers theater classes for children from 5 years old.

The International Visual Theatre brings together deaf actors for training and professional performances. He was born in 1976 and has long housed in the castle of Vincennes Castle before settling here, in a former chapel converted into Theatre-Salon in 1895. Until 1963, the Grand-Guignol theatre presented its Gore shows. Since 2007, the IVT has shown signs of sign language throughout the year. Under the leadership of actress Emmanuelle Laborit, he is open to the voices of both artists and the public.

This four-hundred-seat venue has been in existence since 1911. Originally named the Théâtre ^Albert-Ier, its current name derives from the fact that the venue was directed by playwright Tristan Bernard in the 1930s. It adopted the patronymic of actor Charles de Rochefort when, on the eve of the Second World War, he took over the direction of the theatre, presenting plays with detective mysteries. Over the past twenty years, the Théâtre Tristan-Bernard has enjoyed great success, and its current productions are no exception.

This centenary room has undergone countless transformations. In 1893 is open here a large living room that is quickly transformed into theatre. It really was born in 1898, but only took its current name in 1912. Work is ongoing. Sacha Guitry made her debut at the Mathurins theatre in 1905 with Nono. He remains faithful to this room for fifteen years. Georges and Ludmilla Pitoëff then printed their mark in the history of the Mathurins where they climbed pieces of George-Bernard Shaw, Luigi Pirandello, Jean Anouilh, among others. In 1953 the theatre is run by Rika Radifé alias Radifé Behar. Pirandello, John Osborne, Marguerite Duras, Camus, Sartre, Anouilh are some of the authors here until 1981. The directions that follow continue the path mapped out by their predecessors. Some names that then appeared on the theatre posters: Milan Kundera, Vaclav Havel, Jean-Claude Brisville, Jean-Pierre Bacri - authors - Georges Wilson, Stefan Meldegg - directors-in-stage - Daniel Gélin, Patrick Chesnais - actors… Two memorable shows among so many: The Woman sitting, from Copi with Marilu Marini, staged by Alfredo Arias, and Les Palmes by Jean-Noël Fenwick, Jean-Noël Fenwick. Then director of the Mathurins, Gérard Caillaux aménager a new-seat room with a fireplace. Today, this theatre is led by the trio Engelberg, Colla and Setbon.

This cultural area, consisting of a theatre and a gallery, has been installed since 1977 in a residence dating back to 1602. It was a place of habitation, commerce and deposit. A printer was finally established there. The team of L'Raging, a satirical newspaper in May 1968, worked there. The site then underwent a restoration in the 1970 s. Activities are shared on three levels, which are rented for all kinds of events. Situated in vaulted cellars, the Théâtre theatre welcomes its public in two rooms with a capacity of and seats. He features theatrical shows and one man shows.

There was a skating rink where since 1891 this hall has been named New theatre. The actor and director Lugné-Poë, the future founder of the theatre of the Works, is the founder. He defends Scandinavian authors like Ibsen and Strindberg, as well as Jarry, including Ubu King and here created with San Gémier in the title role in 1896. The actress Réjane bought the room in 1906 and gave her his name. She creates here Mrs. Sans-Gêne, from Victorian Sardou. It is when Léon Volterra resumes the place in 1918 that the current name is assigned to him. Marius and Fanny, by Marcel Pagnol, with Raimu, Orane Demazis and Pierre Fresnay, were triumphs in 1929 and 1931, respectively. Another success: Tovaritch, from Jacques Deval with Elvire Popesco. In 1955, this famous actress will take over from Marcel Karssenty and Pierre Dux who have been running the hall since 1948. Some memorable pieces: Tea and sympathy, with Ingrid Bergman, Pity it is a p…, with Romy Schneider and Alain Delon… During this period, a costume shop is transformed into a modern theatre, which finally takes the name of Petit théâtre in Paris. Alain Leseleuc in 1965 and Robert Hossein in 1975 are new directors. From 1990, the stars are almost on the scene of this place: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Sardou, Valérie Lemercier, Guy Bedos, Alain Delon, Robert Hossein, Gérard Depardieu, Bernard Tapie, Michel Leeb, Jean Piat…

The theatre, built in 1876, has 530 seats divided into a parterre, a row of boxes, and a gallery. It specialised in historical frescoes and melodramas before being closed in 1952. Peter Brook and Micheline Rozan moved here in 1974, leaving the theatre with its bare appearance. In addition to Brook's always surprising shows, jazz and chanson have also found their place here: a vast and beautiful programme.

The theatre of three hundred and sixty squares was created in 1943 by two actors, Georges Herbert and Paquita Claude. It's launched when in 1948, Robert Dhéry set up Les Branquignols, a crazy show mixing the insane humour of the Marx Brothers with a typically French drolatique spirit. Coming from the théâtre de la Death, Georges Vitaly took the direction of the room in 1954. Until 1982 he defended his contemporary authors, Jacques Audiberti in the lead. Stephan Meldegg then continues to serve the creators of his time in this theatre. Two notable pieces among others: What Fox, James Saunders, sees as being staged by Laurent Terzieff and Kitchen and Dependencies, Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri. Have played here in recent years: Rufus, Francis Perrin, Niels Arestrup, Philippe Clay, Philippe Laudenbach, Jean-Jacques Vanier… In 2007, Marguerite Gourgue succeeded Stephan Meldegg.

The company of Elan, led by Jean-Luc Jeener, created this theatre in 1997, where it defends young authors and presents thematic cycles: Shakespeare, Molière, Don Juan… Before, the room had already had a rich destiny. In the 1930 s, it's a cabaret. At the Liberation, it takes the name Club des Five. The five in question are elders of the second armoured division of which Lucien Roup, the coach of boxer Marcel Cerdan, one of the lovers of Edith Piaf. She sang regularly in this place, as well as Yves Montand, a protected future of the great lady. Among the regulars are Gabin, Meat or Prévert. In 1954, the place was transformed into cinema. The return to music took place in 1991. The room then qualifies as Northwest Passage. It walks many artists, all styles, including many innovators. This time left very beautiful memories, although it was brief. The company of Elan has set up two rooms to which the names of the troupe of the company have been assigned prematurely. The big is called Laborey, the little Economides.

Until we have its own place, the talented team of this National dramatic centre takes its neighbourhoods in three sites of Ivry. She lives in parts of the repertoire and creates works by contemporary authors. In addition, it organizes workshops to raise awareness of the young and adult public.

The installation of the Théâtre des Quartier d'Ivry at Carnations manufacture is scheduled for the end of 2016.

It's the perfect cultural venue in the heart of Gentilly. This small, 50-seat theater welcomes troupes in residence, giving it a convivial feel. In the 2023 program, for example, there was a theater workshop, a writing workshop (from age 8) and a number of original creations for all audiences from age 4 upwards. Finally, the venue also offers theater workshops and cultural discovery courses for children, teenagers and adults, to allow talent - whether precocious or not - to blossom.

A whole complex called Apollo is located on this street, famous for its nightlife. Here you'll find no fewer than 4 venues, all of which offer stand-up and comedy club programming. The largest venue, with 360 seats, has seen some of the biggest names in comedy come and go, and the artists here are generally of an excellent standard. Every night, each venue offers its own show: a veritable anthill. Now you know what you have to do if you want to discover the talents of tomorrow!

Opened in 2006, Grande Comedie was quickly pointed out at the Le Clan room of divorced and the show Omar and Fred. Since it can do so that you can not withdraw the right to bears its name! There are two rooms - four hundred seats and hundred seats - in this theatre related to the palace and Comédie République. Musicals are also honoured, to the delight of children. Aladdin, Blanche-Neige and the great figures of our childhood regularly come to offer a recital for 4-12 years. A programme!

It is the Mecca of culture in the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture. Opened in 1980, the site was completely renovated in 2016, and now boasts a proud contemporary silhouette. The place is that of all artistic expressions, starting with dance, but also theatre, music, we lose our heads so vast is the programming, intense, and will not be able to disappoint you. The place, which has a restaurant and a bookshop, is also a "factory of experiences": understand by this a provider of various emotions, of course, but also a place of learning and discovery. Training and other meetings with the artists - some of whom are in residence here - are offered. A very nice place.

L'Étoile du Nord offers theatre and dance performances, as well as a programme of music, dance and theatre for young audiences. It is resolutely oriented towards contemporary creation, but also towards young audiences. Formerly the Théâtre Paris-Nord, the venue opened for a time in the 1970s and was taken over a decade later under the name Dix-Huit Théâtre. Finally, in 1997, the venue was renamed L'Étoile du Nord. It seats two hundred. Contemporary dance and theatre workshops are held here.

The top in which we can attend shows since 2005 is a former ballroom, which once turned from village to village in eastern France. It is made of wood skated over time and is covered with windows. The programming of the Grand parquet makes the most of the forms of theatre, music, tales and dances from all over the world. The young public is particularly well served. This place is supported by the town hall of the 18 th and the Ile-de-France region.

The Manufacture des Abbesses was created in 2006. It is a-square room where contemporary theatre writers are defended, both comical and dramatic. The main criterion for selecting shows is that the story they tell is strong and original. Moreover, the Manufacture undertakes to multiply the creations. Presenting for the first time a story to its audience is its first desire, its raison d'être. It is a place we love, which perfectly reflects the soul of Montmartre. True more than this room: its comfort!

A four-hundred-and-a-half-room hall, Ateliers Berthier hosted the Odéon shows for three years, the time to work in the venerable 6 th arrondissement hall. Since 2005, they have formed the second area of creation of the latter. His loft aesthetics have nothing to do with the majesty of father's theatre, but it is precisely that. The construction of these workshops made of brick, stone stone and metal is the responsibility of architect Charles Garnier. They were put into service in 1898, for a century, for the benefit of the Paris Opera - built by the same Garnier - and included design stores.

It is at the bottom of an impasse that this establishment has a room with seats - plus another, named Plumbing! - which offers theatre courses and shows for small and large. Since 1991 the La Strada company is here in residence. The programming of this theatre open to all audiences is wide: pieces of boulevard to the one man show through shows for children. Please note that all the proposed theatre courses are offered all year round, even 4-5 years can express their talent!

A former warehouse for the costumes and equipment of the Workshop Theatre, this sixty-basement hall has been host to innovative shows since 1984 and readings. Led by Alain-Alexis Barsacq, it lies at the end of the small impasse at the end of Charles-Dullin Square. Workshops and internships are proposed. This place is extraordinary, because it seems to belong to another era. Paul Golub says of him: " It is a place of resistance, creativity, transmission, sharing, and like Atalante in Greek mythology always ahead of its contenders! " Well said!

The space in which the theatre is located was built in 1934. This is the Fêtes ballroom. The director, Bernard Sobel, settled there in 1963. He founded the Ensemble Theatre of Gennevilliers, who, as an amateur, became little professional. In 1983, it became a National Drama Centre, and three years later the theatre was completely renovated. Today there is the Maria Casarès Hall - 350 seats - and the Salle Philippe Clévenot - 180 seats. The master has revealed many authors of France and elsewhere. Adventurous reviews of classics were legion and particularly explored the work of Bertolt Brecht. Pascal Rambert succeeded him in 2007.

Note: When you arrive here by the metro, these are arrows, with scratches, designed by the artist Daniel Buren, which leads you to a good port. So chic!

Public rehearsals, meetings with the authors, writing workshops are proposed: find out.

This room, built in 1994 - two hundred and forty-five places - is a district that is subsidized by the City of Paris. It is managed by the New Theatre in November and offers theatre pieces and shows for the young public. Its programming is rich and varied: on the two slots of the day, many creations are proposed. At the end of June, "surprises from off Avignon" are in Honor. Finally, "Thursday mornings", pieces intended for the school audience.

The Tarmac was named International French-language theatre - Tilf - between its creation in 1985 and 2005, when it changed its name as executive. Valérie Baran succeeded Gabriel Garran. The latter's founding idea remains in force: present all forms of Francophone theatrical scriptures regardless of their geographical origins. Initially, the Tilf is nomadic. It occurs in various places - Pompidou Centre, National Chaillot Theatre, MC 93, storm theatre, Bouffes du Nord - and in national and international festivals. In 1993, it was recognised as a national interest and settled in the park of La Villette at the Pavillon du Charolais, a former bar of the cattle market in the theatre of one hundred and sixty squares. The Tarmac program is rich in surprises. This is where Maïmouna Gueye discovered in Bambi, she is black, but she is beautiful, provided a great success, as well as A Love Supreme, show jazz-theatre of Luc Clémentin according to the new of Emmanuel Dongala. Since the summer of 2011, the Tarmac has set sail and left La Villette. Direction Gambetta Avenue where the building then occupied by the Théâtre de l'Est Paris becomes its new house. More spacious, the room welcomes all French-speaking talents with passion.

For 50 years, Théâtre Ouvert in Paris has been a bastion for new stage talent, carrying the flame of an innovative and committed vision. Founded in 1971 by Lucien and Micheline Attoun, this nomadic venue moved behind the Moulin Rouge in 1981, becoming a place where generations of artists have come and gone. Today, on avenue Gambetta, the renovated theater, subsidized by the Ministry of Culture and the City of Paris, offers spaces conducive to the development of a contemporary repertoire, encouraging the works to flourish and their encounter with the public.

A top place in the history of the Parisian theatre, this room has depended on the Comédie-Française since the 1990 s. In 1913, the theatre of the Old Colombier opened its doors in the old Athenaeum Saint-Germain under Jacques Copeau's leadership. A theorist, director and actor, he leads a troupe that is resolutely determined to renovate drama, in an ascetic spirit - no spaces - opposed to the «cowardice of mercantile theatre». To be part of Louis Jouvet, Charles Dullin, Valentine Tessier… The classics and contemporary authors - Claudel, Gide… - are here. The company Pitoëff and Jean Tedesco took the lead in 1924. The Pitoëff create many memorable shows. In 1944, the camera was mounted in camera by Jean-Paul Sartre in a staged by Raymond Rouleau. As you can see, the Old Colombier is one of the places of cultural renewal that cristallise after the war in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. And that continues! Classified Historic monument in 1978, it was bought by the State in 1986. After staying closed for many years, Old Colombier flies Again in 1993. It became the second theatre of the Comédie-Française, which plays works mainly from the contemporary repertoire. The room was renovated by the architect Bernard Kohn. With three hundred places, it gives the spectators the impression that they are under the hull of a vessel overthrown by the shape of its wooden structure.

In its two small halls, this venue offers classical and contemporary theatre, comedy, café-theatre, musicals, concerts and children's shows. From children's shows to contemporary repertoire, there's no shortage here. There's plenty to discover, try out and marvel at, but there's always something to learn, especially for the very young in the numerous workshops. Please note: to find the theatre, and if you're coming for the first time, the allée Darius-Milhaud is not always well signposted.

The White Queen is a theater, but also a cultural place in the broadest sense. Since its takeover by Elisabeth Bouchaud in 2015, the site has become an art and science scene. Physicist, author, director and actor, Elisabeth Bouchaud has his desire to decompartmentalize disciplines to create expressive and artistic forms in order to take the scientific word to make it sensitive and intelligible to all audiences.

The Tremplin Theatre, inaugurated on 20 October 1990 at the initiative of the duo Pinok and Matho, is a friendly, independent place open to creators who wish to offer an original work before a public. Authors, directors, actors: the young talents are here to discover this tremplin scene. Theatre, mime, poetry, dance, music and French song… Artists work in all areas of the show. An indispensable address for discovering future great talents!

This is the third scene of the Comédie-Française, the other two are the historic Richelieu hall and the Old Colombier. The Studio-Théâtre opened in 1996. His name refers to the First Studio of the Moscow Art Theatre created by Stanislavski in 1912. The intimate relationship between spectators and interpreters is preferred. The one-hundred-and-thirty-six-seat hall has been designed by architect Michel Sené as part of the Carrousel du Louvre shopping gallery, which links the rue de Rivoli to the Louvre Museum. It plays short pieces drawn from the European directory and is made to text readings selected from those preferred by the French Actors. Projections are also being organized here. Since 2003, the Studio-Théâtre is also named Salle Jean-Pierre-Miquel in tribute to the Deputy Head of the Comédie-française who is at the origin of his existence.

Consisting of two small rooms installed in an ancient banana mûrisserie, the Théâtre theatre was born in 1982. His géniteurs included actor Vicky Messica who was a long director of places. Lee Fou Et and Ludovic Michel today provide leadership. Many contemporary pieces are presented here, as well as text readings, with incursions on the dance or cabaret side and the song recital. In addition, a program is specially designed for the young public.

The director in stage Georges Vitaly initiated the creation of this open room in 1948. It is located in the old Paris of the Latin Quarter. The address was in the Caucasus, an Armenian restaurant hosted by Charles Aznavour's parents. Vitaly's goal is to have a place where to create new authors'performances such as Jacques Audiberti, Guillaume Hanoteau… Young actors made their first teeth there: Jacqueline Maillan, Claude Gensac, Pierre Mondy, François Chaumette, Jacques Fabbri, Michel Roux, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Zillah Chelton… Party to head the theatre of La Bruyère in 1952, Vitaly gave the direction of the room to Marcel Pinard that allows Ionesco to see her works mounted. Since February 16, 1957, the Bald Singer and the Learning of this Ionesco are played here. This is a record of global longevity! However, everything had gone wrong for these parts. The first was raised by Nicolas Battle aux Night in 1950, the second by Marcel Cuvelier in the Pocket Theatre the following year. Both have experienced a great deal of failures before they return to La. In 2007, the fiftieth anniversary of the event was celebrated. This says, in this small room of seats, the creation in the second part of the evening during which a recent piece is given, this time as in any theater! It should be noted that the theatre of La Death has been under the control of its actors since the 1960 s.

The theatre is located in a historic site built in 1676, the Hotel de Charny. Baudelaire lived there and Cézanne set up a workshop. Michel Bouttier and Sissia Buggy opened the Espace Marais in a wing previously occupied by a chocolate factory. Special feature of the hall: spectators surround the stage, you can be seated in an armchair or on a bench on the side - lower rates. Throughout the year, the programme features a large number of classics by Molière, Beaumarchais, Marivaux, Voltaire, Feydeau or adaptations of literary texts by Camus, Zweig, Sartre or Genet. The theatre is also a place for training - courses and workshops for all ages and levels.

Founded by the City of Paris on an idea of Pierre Seghers in 1983, the Maison de la Poésie was installed until 1995 on the terrace of the Forum des Halles. She now sits in the walls of the Molière theatre. It was inaugurated in 1791, in the midst of the French Revolution - in 1793, it is renamed Théâtre Des Sans Culottes. He knows some frustrations and becomes an arms room, depository shop, ballroom, returns to the theatre, then turns into a meeting place and ends up being shared by shops. Completely renovated, the grand hall presents the characteristics of the architecture of the theatres of the th century. It can contain one hundred and four spectators. A second room has seats. The programming consists of shows devoted to poets and playwrights of yesterday and today, from here and elsewhere. Conferences and meetings are also held in these walls.

Here, audiences can enjoy a large auditorium with 550 seats and a small theatre with 100 seats. The venue has a rich history: in the ^19th century, Frédérick Lemaître, Déjazet, Henry Monnier and Hortense Schneider were among the headliners at the Variétés, where comedies, dramas and operettas such as Offenbach's La Belle Hélène premiered here in 1864. Today, it's a venue renowned for its eclectic programming, in which boulevard plays have pride of place: audiences keep coming back for more!

The former international school of Mimodrame de Paris-Marcel-Marceau, closed in 2006, became the theatre of Petit-Saint-Martin, where theatre, dance, entertainment for the young public and song recitals are displayed. The seating room consists of one hundred and seventy chairs. Theatre and dance courses are delivered here. Bernard Destors is now leading the theatre and offering quality programming, like the recent success La Promise de l'aube de Romain Gary.

From theatre, poetry, humor, song, shows for children. The Laurette Theatre focuses on young talents. He took his name in tribute to Laurette Fugain. Opened in 1981, he also named La Mainate and Cabaret des Fous. A large proportion of the funds collected from the plays are donated to the Laurette Fugain association, whose primary aim is to raise awareness of the donation of blood platelets, mainly to save patients with leukemia.

It is a place of the off-piste show that this small and warm theatre of fifty squares opened in 1960 instead of a grocery store and wine cellar - the effigy of the God Bacchus is always visible at the entrance. Here you can discover Jacques Higelin, Brigitte Fontaine and Rufus in Mommy I fear in 1964, for example. And so many others, such as the great Humoriste Humoriste or Ben Zimet Yiddish Bard… The founder, Maurice Alezra, entrusts his Room to the Theatre Company in Bretelles in 2000. It offers a programme consisting of concerts - jazz, Latin, Jewish and Oriental music, French song… -, theatre, storytelling, young public shows…