Grandes Ecuries de Versailles

The King Is Dying: Ionesco in the Grand Stables Courtyard for Molière Month

The King Is Dying, Eugène Ionesco’s play directed by Mélanie Le Duc, is staged in the Cour de la Grande Écurie in Versailles as part of Mois Molière, on June 27 and 28, 2026. This sixties, rock ’n’ roll-tinged revival brings together Marie-Laure Desbordes, Viviane Fougereux, Wilhem Mahtallah, Jacques Poix-Terrier, Jérôme Ragon and Mélanie Surian around a king who must face his end.

Terre des hommes: Saint-Exupéry confronts the desert in the Cour de la Grande Écurie for Molière Month

Terre des hommes, an adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s work, is staged in the Cour de la Grande Écurie at Versailles on June 17, in a production by Thierry Harcourt featuring Pierre Devaux. The piece traces Saint-Exupéry’s first official flight to Dakar, then a crash in the Sahara, and a fight for survival alongside his mechanic Prévot.

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.

Milady in Versailles: The Three Musketeers Reimagined on Stage for Molière Month

Milady, a play by Margaux Wicart freely inspired by The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, is staged in the Cour de la Grande Écurie in Versailles on June 13 and 14, 2026, in a production by Justine Vultaggio with La Compagnie Les Modits for the Mois Molière. The show places Milady de Winter at the heart of a plot woven from humor, cynicism, vengeance and state affairs.

Splendors and Miseries: Balzac and Lost Illusions at the Molière Month

Splendors and Miseries, adapted from Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac, is presented in the Cour de la Grande Écurie on June 11 and 12, 2026 as part of Molière Month. Directed by Paul Platel, the production revisits the Parisian rise of Lucien Chardon, a young provincial swept up by journalism, the salons, and money.

Louison and Monsieur Molière in Versailles: the show that kicks off Molière Month 2026 — our review

To kick off Mois Molière 2026 in Versailles, Louison and Monsieur Molière take over the courtyard of the Grand Ecurie on Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31. Directed by Axelle Masliah and adapted from Marie-Christine Helgerson’s novel, this family-friendly show opens the festival with a theatrical dive into the world of Molière. We’ve seen the play, and here’s our take!

The Second Surprise of Love, Marivaux at Mois Molière in Versailles

The Second Surprise of Love by Marivaux, directed by Ronan Rivière, is staged in the Cour de la Grande Écurie in Versailles. This production, featuring Francis Poulenc’s piano music, brings together La Voix des Plumes for the Mois Molière festival on June 6 and 7, 2026.

Albert Camus's The Just, a play about justice and political violence, for the Mois Molière festival in Versailles.

The Just by Albert Camus, directed by Maxime d’Aboville, is staged in the Cour de la Grande Écurie in Versailles. This play about commitment, political violence, and moral dilemma is part of the Mois Molière festival, on June 9 and 10, 2026.

Le Schpountz, Marcel Pagnol adapted for Molière Month in Versailles

Adapted from Marcel Pagnol by Arthur Cachia, Le Schpountz will be staged at the Cour de la Grande Écurie in Versailles on June 8, 2026. This comedy, directed by Delphine Depardieu and Arthur Cachia, joins the Mois Molière program for its 30th anniversary.

Don't Stop Running, the play adapted from Mathieu Palain's novel at the Mois Molière festival.

Adapted from Mathieu Palain's novel, the play Don't Stop Running revisits Toumany Coulibaly's journey at the Mois Molière festival in Versailles, on June 2 and 3, 2026.