Molière - activities

Le Misanthrope: Molière's play at Théâtre du Ranelagh

Molière's Le Misanthrope, adapted and directed by Thomas Le Douarec, returns to Paris from October 19, 2024 at the Théâtre du Ranelagh.

Molière l'opéra urbain, the extraordinary musical show returns to the Dôme de Paris in 2025

Oyez, admirers of the great Molière. The story of the playwright (and actor), a member of the Comédie-Française, is adapted into a brand new kind of musical. Molière becomes a sublime urban opera, performed once again at the Paris Dome from February 18 to 28, 2025.

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.

Mois Molière à Versailles 2024, the program of shows at mini prices and free of charge

Molière Month returns to Versailles from June 1 to June 30, 2024. The 28th Mois Molière offers a rich program of theater, circus, music and dance, with no fewer than 330 performances in 62 different venues. This major cultural event has established itself as one of France's leading theater festivals.

"Les Précieuses ridicules" by Théâtre Molière Sorbonne, a journey through time at Théâtre Montansier

"Les Précieuses ridicules" is revived at the Théâtre Montansier in Versailles, by Théâtre Molière Sorbonne from January 26 to February 4, 2024.

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!

J'ai rendez-vous avec Molière, a biographical play at Théâtre Libre

J'ai rendez-vous avec Molière is the play to be staged at Théâtre Libre from June to July 2. It's an opportunity to plunge for an evening into Molière's intimate world, with its mix of humor and emotion.

Molière en musiques, the birthday exhibition at the Opéra de Paris library

For Molière’s 400th birthday, and from September 27, 2022, to January 15, 2023, the Bibliothèque National de France hosts an exhibition in the heart of the Opéra de Paris library to celebrate music’s place in the playwright’s works.

Discovery walk in Paris on the tracks of Molière

To mark Molière's 400th birthday, take a stroll around Paris in the footsteps of the great French playwright, and discover the many places that marked his life.

Molière exhibition at the Espace Richaud in Versailles - our photos

Attention classic theater fans! From January 15 to April 17, 2022, the Espace Richaud in Versailles is staging an exhibition on the world's best-known French playwright, Molière, la fabrique d'une gloire nationale.

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.