The year 2024 was a veritable festival of emotions for fans of live entertainment. From original creations to masterful revivals and new talent, the stages of the Paris region and beyond offered an impressive diversity. Here's a look back at some of the highlights that left their mark and filled the halls.
This year, musicals shone with their creativity, offering grandiose stagings and captivating stories. Theater also enjoyed great success, with daring plays combining humor, drama and profound reflections on our society.
Comedy shows by established and emerging talents provided memorable moments of laughter. Musical and choreographic performances transported spectators into universes as varied as they were moving.
Each of these shows has won over audiences with its originality, its audacity and its ability to attract a wide range of audiences. 2024 thus stands out as a year in which the art of the stage reinvented the magic of live performance. A fine promise for the years to come, and an invitation to continue supporting artistic creation.
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. [Read more]
Edmond, Alexis Michalik's third play, premiered at the Théâtre du Palais Royal in 2016, is still running at the Théâtre du Ier Arrondissement. After more than 5 Molières awards, the play has been extended until March 30, 2025. [Read more]
Discover the new French production of Les Misérables at the Théâtre du Châtelet from November 22 to December 31, 2024. This timeless musical has reached 130 million spectators. [Read more]
A hit! The musical La Haine, based on Mathieu Kassovitz's cult film, has announced new dates at La Seine Musicale. The show has been extended from December 4 to January 5, 2025. [Read more]
Le Cercle des poètes disparus runs at Théâtre Libre until December 31, 2024, then returns to Théâtre Antoine from January 4, 2025! [Read more]
Since its premiere in 2013 at the Odéon Théâtre de l'Europe, Joël Pommerat's La Réunification des deux Corées has been a great success. Now it's back for a re-creation at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, from April 24 to July 14, 2024. [Read more]
Cirque du Soleil's Corteo show makes its grand return with six performances at the Accor Arena in Paris, from November 6 to 10, 2024. This series of shows coincides with Cirque du Soleil's 40th anniversary this year. [Read more]
The Barbès stage is the place to be in Paris's 18th arrondissement. The comedy club offers 3 different sets featuring established comedians, potential future stand-up stars and even first-time performers. [Read more]
Attention stand-up fans! Nestled in the 11th arrondissement, the Red Comedy Club is the new comedy club to discover. The brand-new, designer venue boasts a bar on the first floor, where you can grab a bite to eat before heading down to the basement for a good laugh! [Read more]
It's back to school time, and new artistic creations are arriving in the capital. Such is the case with Dance me - music by Leonard Cohen, a jazz ballet to be discovered at the Théâtre du Châtelet from September 27 to October 5, 2024. [Read more]
The Palais des Congrès in Paris is opening its doors to the masterpiece "The Nutcracker". Join us from January 7 to 12, 2025 to (re)discover this great classic with ballet and orchestra, set to Tchaikovsky's sublime music. [Read more]
The FUP, Festival de l'Humour de Paris, takes place from May 13 to May 25 at the Théâtre Bobino in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. We attended the first evening of the festival, and it was hilarious! [Read more]
And, as luck would have it, most of these shows are still on the bill. There's still time to see them.
Le Suicidé: La Comédie-Française's wacky comedy - our review
Edmond by Alexis Michalik at the Théâtre du Palais Royal: our review
Les Misérables: the musical at the Théâtre du Châtelet - our review
La Haine: new dates for the musical adaptation of the film at La Seine Musicale
Le Cercle des poètes disparus: the award-winning play is extended at Théâtre Antoine - our review
The Reunification of the Two Koreas, Joel Pommerat's play, our review
Corteo: Cirque du Soleil's fantastic show at the Accor Arena - our review
La scène Barbès, the New York-style comedy club
Red Comedy Club: a bar comedy club offering quality stand-up shows
Dance me - music by Leonard Cohen: the dance show at the Théâtre du Châtelet - our review
The Nutcracker, Ballet and Orchestra, on tour and in Paris in 2025 - our review
Paris Comedy Festival, we were at the Gad and Friends party, we tell you all about it
