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Le Soulier de Satin: Paul Claudel's play at the Comédie Française

Rediscover Paul Claudel's Le Soulier de Satin at the Comédie-Française, a theatrical fresco combining love, faith and spiritual quest, from December 21 to April 13, 2025. An adaptation lasting around 7 hours, directed by the talented Éric Ruf.

Tip: Comédie-Française offers free Monday tickets to under-28s

Every Monday evening in Paris, the Comédie-Française offers a unique opportunity to young people under the age of 28: 95 free tickets are distributed for its performances in the prestigious Salle Richelieu. Tickets can be collected from the Petit Bureau, one hour before the start of the play.

La Reine des neiges, l'histoire oubliée: the original tale enchanted by the Comédie-Française on film

Discover La Reine des neiges, l'histoire oubliée, a family show adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy tale by the Comédie-Française, in cinemas from December 1.

Le Suicidé: La Comédie-Française's wacky comedy - our review

Le Suicidé is La Comédie Française's new production, on view from October 11 to February 2, 2025. Contrary to appearances, this new play is a slapstick comedy, denouncing society's postures. Here's our review.

Journées du Patrimoine 2024: exceptional guided tour of the Comédie-Française

To mark the 41st Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, the Comédie-Française is exceptionally opening its doors for guided tours on September 21 and 22, 2024. Registration required!

Molière's L'Avare: the cult play at the Comédie-Française

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!

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

Take a stroll around Paris in the footsteps of the great French writer Victor Hugo, and discover the many places that marked his life.