Comédie française - salle richelieu

Category: Salles de spectacle > Salles de théâtre

Sa construction date de 1799, d'après l'architecte Victor Louis. C'est la seule salle qui se tienne au beau milieux du Palais Royal

Practical information

Place
2, rue de Richelieu
75001 Paris 1
01 44 58 15 15

Access
Metro Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre

Website
http://www.comedie-francaise.fr/

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Upcoming events

Visuel Journées du Patrimoine/Matrimoine Comédie Française

The Comédie-Française, a theatrical institution in Paris

The Comédie Francaise, founded over three centuries ago, is a French cultural institution. Since 1799, it has been located in the heart of Paris, at the Palais-Royal station in the 1st arrondissement.

Past events

Intérieur de la Comédie-Française en 1790

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.