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Molière's L'Avare, the cult play at the Comédie Francaise

L'Avare, one of Molière's best-known comedies, returns to the Comédie-Française for its third consecutive season. The play, directed by Lilo Baur, is a re-visited classic, set in the aftermath of the Second World War.

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.

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.

The Comédie Française is selling its old costumes this Thursday in Paris!

The Comédie-Française is offering a rare opportunity to theater and fashion history enthusiasts: a weekly sale of costumes from its reserves. Every Thursday, from January 18, 2024 until the end of April (depending on stock levels), the prestigious institution unveils in its boutique exceptional pieces worn on stage by the Troupe's artists. You too can fall for these second-hand treasures, steeped in the history of French theater!

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.

Fêtons Molière: 200 free tickets for a tribute to the playwright at the Comédie-Française

Molière is in vogue! After celebrating its 400th anniversary, the Comédie-Française is celebrating the playwright's birthday, as it does every January 15, at a ceremony where 200 tickets will be given away at the last minute!

Journées du Patrimoine 2023: exceptional guided tour of the Comédie-Française

To mark the 40th Journées du Patrimoine in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, the Comédie-Française is exceptionally opening its doors for guided tours on September 16 and 17, 2023. Registration required!

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.

Discover Paris in the footsteps of Victor Hugo

Go for a walk in Paris in the footsteps of great French writer Victor Hugo and discover the many places that marked his life.