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Theatres in France
Theatregoers will have a wide variety of cultural venues to choose from in France. Whether you like Shakespeare, Moliere or modern plays you'll find something to suit your taste. A visit to a French theater is a great way to spend an evening out and get the feel of the truly French atmosphere.
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Aktéon Theatre
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Town: Paris
Address: 11, rue du général Blaise
Phone: +33 1 43 38 74 62
e-mail: m.laliberte@essaion.com
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Price: 15 - 47 EUR
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Website: http://www.akteon.fr
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| The theatre Aktéon was created in 1986 by Roland Barbier. His goal was to train actors and to assisst with the blooming of new talents. He worked with Elisabeth Depardieu, Roger Mirmont, Pierre Santini and Roland Barber. In 1994 Michael Violetti became director of the theater. He focused on quality directed plays, without omitting the laughter, the song and the spectacles. At that time Denis Sublet also joined the Aktéon as a press attaché and public relation. The Aktéon theater is equipped with a hall of reception, including a case and a mini-bar, two cabins for the actors, located in the basement, room of 75 sitting places.
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Antoine Theatre
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Town: Paris
Address: 14, boulevard de Strasbourg
Phone: +33 1 42 08 77 71
e-mail: theatre.antoine@wanadoo.fr
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Website: http://www.theatre-antoine.com
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| In 1866 The Amusements opened its doors to the public on the Boulevard of Strasbourg. In 1874 it became known as the Theatre of Arts and in 1876 it was renamed L'Opéra-Bouffe and the following year it became again Theatre of Arts. In 1881 it took back its original name. On October 20, 1888 Andre Antoine took charge of the place. He then named it the Free Theatre.
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Atelier Theatre
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Town: Paris
Address: 1, place Charles Dullin
Phone: +33 1 46 06 49 24
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| The Atelier Theatre is located in the 18th district in Paris. It was opened on November 23, 1822 under the name Théâtre Montmartre. It was renamed Théâtre de l'Atelier in 1922 by its director, the comedian Charles Dullin. Dullin was a student of Jacques Copeau. He was also a major theatre teacher who trained a whole generation of French actors. In the winter of 1923-24, after 12 months of management and 18 plays, Dullin was forced to close the theatre. However, he did not give up and the rehearsals for Do you want to play with Moa? began. The success of the play was extraordinary.
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Athénée Theatre
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Town: Paris
Address: 24, rue de Caumartin
Phone: +33 1 53 05 19 00
e-mail: ecrire@athenee-theatre.com
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Price: 6 - 36 EUR
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Website: http://www.athenee-theatre.com
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| In 1996 Théâtre de l'Athénée was classified as Historic Monument. It is among the most beautiful rooms of Italian style in Paris. Louis Javet managed the theatre from 1934 to 1951. The theatre has been subsidised by the state since 1982. The theatre is now called Théâtre de l'Athénée-Louis Javet, in honour of its famous director. The Théâtre de l'Athénée's original name was Eden-Theatre, it had room for 4000 people and was built in 1880. The Eden disappeared rather quickly and gave way to the small theatre we know today, inspired by the Small-Trianon of Versailles.
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Bastille Theatre
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Town: Paris
Address: 76, rue de la Roquette
Phone: +33 1 43 57 42 14
e-mail: accueil@theatre-bastille.com
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Website: http://www.theatre-bastille.com
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| The Opera Bastille is located in the place that is a symbol of the French Revolution - The Bastille, in the 12th district of Paris. It houses the Opéra National de Paris. It was President François Mitterrand's idea that Paris needed a new, modern opera house. Construction began in 1984. And so, on July 14, 1989 (the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille the opera), the construction of the new opera designed by the Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott, was completed. The very first concert held at the new opera house was conducted by Georges Prêtre and featured Plácido Domingo. The first opera performance that took place here was Berlioz's 'Les Troyens' on March 17, 1990.
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Bouffes du Nord Theatre
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Town: Paris
Address: 37, bis boulevard de la Chapelle
Phone: +33 1 46 07 33 00
e-mail: cict@bouffesdunord.com
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Price: 8 - 24 EUR
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Website: http://www.bouffesdunord.com
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| Located behind the Gare du Nord, the Bouffes du Nord Theatre was founded in 1876. Throughout its existence the theatre has had an extraordinary history. In its first decade it had 15 artistic directors, including Olga Léaud. After the failure of one of her productions, she fled taking the contents of the theatre safe with her. in 1885, Abel Ballet became the new director. In 1886, the actors Emmanuel Clot and G. Dubley took over his place. In 1904 the theatre was completely renovated and equipped with electricity. It was renamed to Théâtre Molière and the authors Arthur Bernède and Gaston Leroux began writing plays for the theatre. In August 1914 the theatre was closed. In 1974 Peter Brook decided that the Bouffes du Nord Theatre was perfect for his new theatre company.
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Bouffes Parisiens Theatre
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Town: Paris
Address: 4, rue Monsigny
Phone: +33 1 42 96 92 42
e-mail: bpresa@bouffesparisiens.com
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Price: 12 - 47 EUR
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Website: http://www.bouffesparisiens.com
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| The Bouffes-Parisiens Theatre is located on the Monsigny Street, in the 2nd district. It was opened on July 5, 1855 under the direction of Jacques Offenbach with his operetta 'The Two Blind Persons'. On December 29, 1856 a new hall was added to the theatre. The term 'Opera-bouffes' designated a number of Offenbach's works. It is a genre of opera that was developed in Naples in the first half of the 18th Century. It is also known as Commedia in musica or Commedia per musica. This theatre saw the creation of not only Offenbach's masterpieces, but those of Emmanuel Chabrier, Louis Viarney, Claude Terraces, Henri Christiné and playwrights such as Robert de Flers, Albert Willemetz, Sacha Guitry and Henri Bernstein as well. From 1986 to 2007 John Claude Brialy has been director of the theatre.
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Café de la Gare Theatre
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Town: Paris
Address: 41, rue du Temple
Phone: +33 1 42 78 52 51
e-mail: blix@noos.fr
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| The Café de la Gare is a dinner theatre, created by a group of friends. It was originally located in a restored mechanics workshop close to the train station Montparnasse in the 14th district. It opened in 1969 and its very first actors were its founders - Roman Bouteille, Coluche, Patrick Dewaere, Miou-Miou, Henri Guybet, Martin Lamotte. Coluche defined the lifestyle of the troupe as 'Le copinage en concubinage'. On June 12, 1969 the first spectacle took place in the theatre. At that time the room was still unfinished. The slogan of the place was: "This is moche, it is dirty, this is in the wind". Gérard Lanvin, Gérard Depardieu and Renaud Séchan soon joined the troupe. In 1970, during the rehearsals for 'Bolts in My Yogurt', Coluche hit Bouteille. In consequence, he had to leave. The Café de la Gare was moved to the Temple Street. Today, Sotha, Philippe Manesse and Patrice Minet bel
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