Molière

Molière's Le Mariage Forcé by Arène and his Comédie Française troupe at the Théâtre du Rond-Point

Molière's one-act comedy, a farce with a highly topical feminist slant, is being reinterpreted by Louis Arène and his troupe, residents of the Comédie Française, at the Théâtre du Rond-Point, from February 20th to March 1st.

J'ai rendez-vous avec Molière, a biographical play at Théâtre Libre

J'ai rendez-vous avec Molière is the play to be staged at Théâtre Libre from June to July 2. It's an opportunity to plunge for an evening into Molière's intimate world, with its mix of humor and emotion.

Molière en musiques, the birthday exhibition at the Opéra de Paris library

For Molière’s 400th birthday, and from September 27, 2022, to January 15, 2023, the Bibliothèque National de France hosts an exhibition in the heart of the Opéra de Paris library to celebrate music’s place in the playwright’s works.

Discovery walk in Paris on the tracks of Molière

To mark Molière's 400th birthday, take a stroll around Paris in the footsteps of the great French playwright, and discover the many places that marked his life.

Molière exhibition at the Espace Richaud in Versailles - our photos

Attention classic theater fans! From January 15 to April 17, 2022, the Espace Richaud in Versailles is staging an exhibition on the world's best-known French playwright, Molière, la fabrique d'une gloire nationale.

Ephemeris of October 21 in Paris: The birth of the Comédie-Française

On October 21, 1680, the Comédie-Française was founded by order of King Louis XIV, the result of a merger between Molière's troupe and that of the Hôtel de Bourgogne. The sovereign's idea was simple: to put an end to the quarrels between the two rival troupes, while reaffirming royalty by promoting classical French theater, at a time when the Comédie-Italienne was very much in vogue.