Today, the Comédie-Francaise is the only French theater entitled to its own permanent troupe of actors, called La Troupe de la Comédie-Française. Located on Place Colette in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, the Comédie-Française is at the heart of the capital.
The Troupe de la Comédie-Française was founded in 1680 by the union of two troupes, including that of Molière, who had died eight years earlier. The Troupe de la Comédie-Française was also known as La Maison de Molière.
The Comédie-Francaise has three halls. The famous Salle Richelieu, seating 862, became the Comédie-Française's main auditorium in 1799. It offers a dozen varied shows, alternating from July to September. A special feature of the Salle Richelieu is that all plays performed there must first be submitted to the Comité de lecture before they can be included in the Comédie-Francaise repertoire, which now numbers over 3,000 plays. The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, created in 1993, offers at least four classical or contemporary creations, programmed from September to July. Finally, the third venue, called the Studio-théâtre and created in 1996, presents shorter, more diversified shows from Wednesday to Sunday at 6.30pm, allowing actors to follow up with a show at 8.30pm in the Salle Richelieu .
Exhibitions at the Comédie-Française also change from month to month.
As you can see, the Comédie-Française is the theater to visit at least once in your life in Paris, because of its history and the shows and exhibitions it hosts.
Macbeth, Shakespeare's tragedy at the Comédie-Française
"Macbeth" is performed at the Comédie-Francaise until July 20, 2024. Scheduled in the magnificent Salle Richelieu, the tragedy is an adaptation of Shakespeare's text. [Read more]
Location
Comédie française - salle richelieu
2, rue de Richelieu
75001 Paris 1
Access
Metro Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre
Official website
www.comedie-francaise.fr
