Tragedy

Le Cid: Corneille’s Tragicomedy Takes Center Stage at the Porte Saint-Martin Theatre

The Cid by Pierre Corneille, directed by Denis Podalydès, will be staged at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin from March 26 to May 17, 2026.

Dear Melpomène: our photos from the Beaux-Arts de Paris exhibition

When a destroyed statue of the muse Melpomène becomes the subject of a contemporary art exhibition... From April 9 to June 1, 2025, Les Beaux-Arts de Paris will be hosting Dear Melpomene, a transhistorical exhibition questioning classical narratives and representations, through some one hundred previously unseen works.

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.

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.

Il ne m'est jamais rien arrivé: Vincent Dedienne adapts Jean-Luc Lagarce's diary for the stage

Comedian and actor Vincent Dedienne will be appearing in Jean-Luc Lagarce's Juste la fin du monde in January, but he has also chosen to explore Jean-Luc Lagarce's diary as the basis for a new theatrical creation. Il ne m'est jamais rien arrivé can be seen at Théâtre de l'Atelier from the end of January.

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.

The Seagull: Anton Chekhov's play at the Théâtre National de l'Odéon

Anton Chekhov's world-famous cult play The Seagull is on at the Théâtre National de l'Odéon until December 22, 2024. This new production, directed by Stéphane Braunschweig, features the dramatic story of writer Konstantin Treplev.

Rigoletto: Giuseppe Verdi's tragic opera at Opéra Bastille

One of Giuseppe Verdi's great classics, Rigoletto, comes to the Opéra Bastille from December 1 to June 12, 2025. An opportunity to discover a new version of the tragic opera by one of the major figures in the world of opera.

Black Swan: the new modern ballet to Tchaikovsky's music

Black Swan is a new ballet that will have its world premiere in Paris at 13e Art from October 29 to November 3, 2024, for 7 never-before-seen performances. Set to Tchaikovsky's music, spectators will discover the dancers of the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company.

Antigone, the classic revisited at La Folie Théâtre from February 8 to April 21, 2024

A timeless work with a modern message: Sophocles' "Antigone", tragedy reinvented at A la Folie Théâtre in Paris, a brilliantly revisited classic to be seen at La Folie Théâtre, Paris, from February 8 to April 21, 2024