Maxime d’Aboville presents Napoleon at the Théâtre de Poche-Montparnasse from August 31, 2026 to January 4, 2027. This historical solo show, performed on Mondays at 7 p.m., draws on the writings of Hugo, Chateaubriand, Tolstoy, and Jean d’Ormesson.
Tribulations of a Local Muslim, Ismaël Saidi's autobiographical solo performance, arrives at the Théâtre des Mathurins in Paris from September 19 to December 26, 2026.
Hitchcock & Mary Rose, a play by Michael Sadler staged by Christophe Lidon, brings together Mélanie Page, Éric Prat and Marjorie Frantz at the Théâtre de l’Œuvre in Paris, opening September 3, 2026.
Edmond, Alexis Michalik’s third play, which premiered at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in 2016, is still on at the Théâtre du Ier arrondissement. After earning more than five Molières, the show returns on 2 October 2026.
Terre des hommes, an adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s work, is staged in the Cour de la Grande Écurie at Versailles on June 17, in a production by Thierry Harcourt featuring Pierre Devaux. The piece traces Saint-Exupéry’s first official flight to Dakar, then a crash in the Sahara, and a fight for survival alongside his mechanic Prévot.
From September 3 to November 16, 2025, Le Lucernaire hosts Gauguin - Van Gogh, a play retracing the explosive relationship between the two painters in the weeks leading up to the tragedy of the severed ear.
From November 18 to 23, 2025, À l'ombre du réverbère at the Théâtre Paris-Villette retraces Redwane Rajel's journey from prison to the stage, in an intimate, embodied theatrical narrative.
La machine de Turing (Turing's Machine) will run at the Théâtre Michel from September 25, 2025 to January 3, 2026. Based on the true story of mathematician Alan Turing, the play has been a great success since its presentation at the Festival Off d'Avignon.
Attention reading enthusiasts: Olivier Guez's book The Disappearance of Josef Mengele will be extended in theaters from September 2, 2025. Playing at La Pépinière Théâtre, the play tells the story of one of the greatest manhunts of the late 20th century.
Christine Murillo brings Pauline Carton to life in Pauline & Carton, a one-woman show that won a Molières 2025 award. To be seen at La Pépinière théâtre from August 30 to November 30.
With Une farouche liberté, the La Scala Paris theater will highlight the life and struggles of Gisèle Halimi, a major figure in feminism and justice. From May 14 to 31, 2025, Marie-Christine Barrault and Hinda Abdelaoui will embody her words of struggle and emancipation on stage.
Hortense Belhôte's show Portraits de famille (Family Portraits) at the Théâtre de l'Atelier, a performance lecture on the forgotten people of the French Revolution, continues until June 18, 2025.
The play Lennon and McCartney imagines a meeting between the two Beatles in November 1980, on stage on June 10, 2025 in an original musical version. Discover the play at Théâtre La Boussole
Jean-Paul Bordes plays Emperor Hadrian in this adaptation of Marguerite Yourcenar's novel. An intimate, philosophical meditation on power, art and memory, to be seen at Théâtre de Poche-Montparnasse until May 18, 2025.
Until May 4, 2025, Caroline Silhol plays Vivien Leigh in "Scarlett O'Hara", a show inspired by the British actress' last press conference. A gripping portrait of a tormented star.
Immerse yourself in the destiny of Paul Durand-Ruel with Les Collectionnistes, a play by François Barluet, directed by Christophe Lidon, at Théâtre Montparnasse until May 4, 2025.
