Classic theater

Les Liaisons Dangereuses: the novel adapted at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées - our review

Les liaisons dangereuses, the epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, has been adapted for the stage in Paris! Until April 27, 2025, the play is playing at La Comédie des Champs-Élysées. Would you like to see a major work of French literature in theaters?

Léocadia: Jean Anouilh's fairytale comedy at the Lucernaire

Jean Anouilh's Léocadia can be seen at Le Lucernaire from May 21 to July 27, 2025, in a poetic staging by David Legras.

Belles de Scène at the Théâtre des Gémeaux Parisiens: women's emancipation on stage

At the Théâtre des Gémeaux in Paris, Belles de Scène invites you to discover the little-known story of the first women to defy the ban on acting in the theater. The show runs until April 30, 2025.

Un fil à la patte: Feydeau's wacky vaudeville arrives at the Lucernaire

Un fil à la patte, Feydeau's famous vaudeville, arrives at Le Lucernaire from May 28 to July 27, 2025. Tickets for this lively, satirical comedy will open soon.

Cyrano de Bergerac: Edmond Rostand's play starring Édouard Baer extended - our review

It's impossible to miss a classic like Cyrano de Bergerac! Edmond Rostand's cult play, directed by Anne Kessler, runs at the Théâtre Antoine until June 29. Cyrano will be played by none other than actor and comedian Édouard Baer.

Le Grand Air de Figaro: a lyrical play at Guichet Montparnasse

The play Le Grand Air de Figaro is presented at the Théâtre du Guichet Montparnasse with Fabrice Chikhaoui, combining classical text and lyrical performance under the direction of Médéric Ory.

Les Fourberies de Scapin: Molière revisited at the Lucernaire

Scapin, Molière and Italian comedy return to Le Lucernaire for an energetic revival of Les Fourberies de Scapin, directed by Emmanuel Besnault. On view from April 2 to May 25, 2025.

Cyrano de Bergerac at Théâtre Le Ranelagh: a musical classic

Edmond Rostand's masterpiece returns to Théâtre Le Ranelagh in a staging that promises to be rhythmic and immersive. Stéphane Dauch plays a twirling Cyrano in this musical version.

Le Misanthrope: an incisive exploration of Molière at the Athénée Théâtre

Until March 30, 2025, Georges Lavaudant directs Molière's "Le Misanthrope" at the Athénée Théâtre, a plunge into the contradictions of "true speech" and the power games of love and society.

An urban version of Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme in Paris

Molière's Bourgeois Gentilhomme revisited in a contemporary staging, to be discovered at La Scène Parisienne until May 15, 2025.

Bérénice: Isabelle Huppert under the direction of Romeo Castellucci

Romeo Castellucci revisits "Bérénice" with Isabelle Huppert, a free adaptation of Racine to be discovered from June 20 to July 6, 2025 at Théâtre de la Ville - Sarah Bernhardt.

Marivaux's La Double Inconstance returns to the Lucernaire

Marivaux explores the fragility of feelings and the power games of love in La Double Inconstance, a disturbing comedy directed by Jean-Paul Tribout at Le Lucernaire, which runs again from March 5 to April 27, 2025.

The Barber of Seville at the Lucernaire: an escape full of tricks and music

A Beaumarchais classic revisited by Compagnie des Modits, combining comedy and music, to be discovered until March 30 at Théâtre Lucernaire.

La Seconde Surprise de l'amour: Marivaux revisited by Alain Françon

From June 4 to July 13, Alain Françon directs Marivaux's La Seconde Surprise de l'amour, a comedy of love reborn, with a young cast.

Les Fausses Confidences: Alain Françon revisits Marivaux at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin

Alain Françon takes on Marivaux's Les Fausses Confidences in a pared-down staging that focuses on the characters' desire and freedom. To be seen from April 16 to May 25 2025 at Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin.

Bérénice: Guy Cassiers revisits Racine at the Comédie-Française

Guy Cassiers takes on Racine's Bérénice for his second staging at the Comédie-Française. A timeless tragedy between classicism and modernity, to be discovered from March 26 to May 11 2025 at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier.

Macbeth: Shakespeare's famous tragedy at the Comédie-Française

Silvia Costa's Macbeth, created in March 2024, returns to the Comédie-Francaise. In the legendary Salle Richelieu, the tragedy adapted from Shakespeare's text can be seen from January 24 to May 11, 2025.

William Shakespeare's The Tempest returns to Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse

William Shakespeare's The Tempest, translated and directed by Stéphanie Tesson, runs at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse until December 22, 2024. A stunning adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece.

Gargantua, the play adapted from Rabelais, returns to the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse

Gargantua, a classic to relive the epicurean work of French literature, returns to the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse in Paris, from January 6 to March 3, 2025, every Monday at 9pm.

Le Misanthrope: Molière's play at Théâtre du Ranelagh

Molière's Le Misanthrope, adapted and directed by Thomas Le Douarec, returns to Paris from October 19, 2024 at the Théâtre du Ranelagh.