Maxime d'aboville

Napoleon at Poche-Montparnasse: Maxime d’Aboville recounts the Emperor

Maxime d’Aboville presents Napoleon at the Théâtre de Poche-Montparnasse from August 31, 2026 to January 25, 2027. This historical one-man show, performed on Mondays at 7 p.m., draws on the writings of Hugo, Chateaubriand, Tolstoy, and Jean d’Ormesson.

Napoleon: the imperial epic reinterpreted by renowned authors in Versailles

Napoleon, a show adapted and directed by Maxime d’Aboville, is staged in the Cour de la Grande Écurie at Versailles for the Molière Month, on June 15, 2026, with cellist Dima Tsypkin. Drawing on texts by Chateaubriand, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, and Tolstoy, this production traces the Napoleonic saga through literary narration, historical memory, and the making of a myth.

The Revolution: a History Lesson at the Théâtre de Poche

Maxime d'Aboville presents a History Lesson devoted to the French Revolution at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse, every Monday at 7 p.m. starting October 6.

From 1515 to the Sun King: a history lesson at the Théâtre de Poche

Maxime d'Aboville retraces two centuries of French history, from Marignan to Louis XIV, in a History Lesson at the Théâtre de Poche, every Saturday at 5 p.m. starting October 4.

Deux leçons d'Histoire de France: Maxime d'Aboville crosses the centuries at Théâtre de Poche

From May 15, 2025, Maxime d'Aboville revisits the History of France at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse with two literary and epic lessons, in Deux Leçons d'Histoire de France.

Maxime d'Aboville in a historical one-man show about the French Revolution

In a one-man show, Maxime d'Aboville brings the French Revolution to life using the great texts of French literature, from Victor Hugo to Alexandre Dumas. The play runs at the Théâtre Hébertot until January 4, 2025.