Le Rêve et la plainte runs May 2-25, 2025 at the Théâtre de la Tempête. An improbable picnic between Marie-Antoinette and her entourage in an Ancien Régime boudoir!
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.
La Manufacture des Abbesses presents Un an avant 92 - Chronique d'un mensonge, a sensitive fiction performed from April 24 to June 1, 2025. In a small northern town, cash floats disappear, leaving invisible but lasting traces...
Calling all lovers of historical plays! The play Jerusalem is presented at the Théâtre des Mathurins in Paris from September 17 to December 31, 2025. A tale of memory, identity and transmission through history.
Le Dernier Cèdre du Liban plays at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre from September 18, 2025. A play by Aïda Asgharzadeh (author of Les Poupées Persanes) that combines a quest for identity with political memory.
Jean-Paul Farré takes to the stage at Théâtre Essaïon with "De la servitude volontaire", an adaptation of Étienne de La Boétie's famous text, until April 27, 2025. A fascinating plunge into the mechanisms of power and submission.
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.
Until April 6, 2025, Théâtre Guichet Montparnasse is hosting "Le Masque de Fer et le Mousquetaire, ou le secret de Saint-Mars", a one-man show by Donat Guibert that revisits one of the greatest mysteries in French history.
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.
Classical dance takes up the destiny of Marie-Antoinette, an emblematic figure in French history. Through a narrative ballet, the life of the last queen unfolds on stage, between pomp, revolution and tragedy. A work where history meets grace.
L'Esthétique de la résistance, the novel by Peter Weiss, is to be discovered or rediscovered at the theater in an adaptation by Sylvain Creuzevault. Playing at the Théâtre National de l'Odéon, it runs from March 1 to 16, 2025.
Cyril Gély's historic play Le Prix is staged at the Théâtre Hébertot from January 22, 2025. On stage, spectators will have the chance to meet Pierre Arditi and Ludmila Mikael, in the roles of Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner.
Frida, written and directed by Paõla Duniaud, retraces the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. A victim of its own success, the play has been extended at the Manufacture des Abbesses until November 30, 2024.
Merci Alice! plunges viewers into the story of Alice Milliat, a feminist and top-level athlete who fought to create the first women's Olympic Games. On the eve of the Paris Games, it's an opportunity to learn more about the history of the Olympic Games.
Immerse yourself in the burlesque history of a French king with L'Incroyable Epopée de François 1er, a historical show at the Théâtre de la Contrescarpe, until June 24, 2024.
"Montaigne, Les Essais" runs at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse until June 8, 2024. The one-man show is an adaptation of Montaigne's Les Essais, performed by Hervé Briaux.
"Rose Valland - Sauver un peu de la beauté du monde", based on the true story of spy Rose Valland, is extended until April 27. The play is on at Théâtre La Boussole.
