In the heart of spring, Paris awakens to an effervescent rhythm, particularly on the theatrical scene. May, with its mild weather and sunny days, offers the perfect setting to immerse yourself in the diverse world of Parisian theater. The plays to be seen in Paris during this period are a true celebration of creativity and artistic innovation.
The May theatrical program embraces all genres, from timelessclassics to bold contemporary creations, guaranteeing rich and varied experiences. The mild Parisian spring enriches these moments, transforming every outing into an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the city, before or after the show.
Parisian theaters, veritable architectural jewels, have become privileged meeting places for lovers of the dramatic arts. Strolling through the historic alleyways or lingering in a café on the terrace before the curtain rises is an integral part of the Parisian cultural experience. The special light of May, with its late sunsets, lends a magical atmosphere to the performances, underlining the uniqueness of each staging.
Exploring theater in Paris in May is also an opportunity to discover new talent. Parisian stages are renowned for their openness and dynamism, offering exposure to up-and-coming actors, directors and playwrights. Lively discussions with the artists after the shows are commonplace, making for enriching exchanges and inspiring encounters.
For visitors and residents alike, theater in May in Paris is an invitation to celebrate art in all its diversity. It's advisable to book tickets in advance, as demand is so high for certain productions. The plays presented during this period testify to the cultural vitality of the French capital, promising memorable evenings and fascinating discoveries.
In conclusion, the month of May in Paris is synonymous with renewal, not only for nature, but also for the theatrical scene. The plays on offer offer a complete panorama of current and future theatrical trends, in an urban setting enlivened by the mildness of spring. It's the perfect time to immerse yourself in Paris' rich cultural heritage and experience intense moments of sharing and emotion.
Déconnectés at Théâtre de la Boussole: a comedy about our addiction to screens
Théâtre de la Boussole continues "Déconnectés" until June 29, a fast-paced comedy in which four characters must survive an evening without telephones. It promises to be an explosive experience. [Read more]
Pride and Prejudice... or almost at the Théâtre Saint-Georges: the play is extended
From January 24, the Théâtre Saint-Georges welcomes an original adaptation of Orgueil et Préjugés, combining parody, music and caustic humor. A modern retelling in which five talented actresses and a musician plunge us into the whimsical adventures of the Bennet sisters, directed by Johanna Boyé. [Read more]
The Glass Menagerie: a unicorn in 1930s America
Tennessee Williams' cult play The Glass Menagerie is on view at Le Lucernaire from March 26 to June 1, 2025. [Read more]
Simone Veil: les combats d'une effrontée - a much-needed play at Théâtre Antoine
The theatrical story Simone Veil: les combats d'une effrontée will be presented on May 12, 2025 at the Théâtre Antoine, with Cristiana Reali, as part of Paroles Citoyennes. [Read more]
Le Malade Imaginaire: an urban version of Molière's play at the Théâtre de la Concorde
The play Le Malade Imaginaire is presented at the Théâtre de la Concorde from May 9 to 22, 2025 in a contemporary version directed by Tigran Mekhitarian, combining rap, dance and social satire. [Read more]
Frantz: A poetic and sonic adventure at La Scala Paris
Frantz, a show combining mime, theater and sound effects, is on view from April 2 to June 25, 2025 at La Scala Paris. [Read more]
Le Grand Air de Figaro: a lyrical play at Guichet Montparnasse
The play Le Grand Air de Figaro is presented at the Théâtre du Guichet Montparnasse with Fabrice Chikhaoui, combining classical text and lyrical performance under the direction of Médéric Ory. [Read more]
Vive les Mariés: we tested the immersive dining experience at Tesoro d'Italia - new dates
Discover "Vive les Mariés", the immersive theater experience that combines comedy and upscale dining in a sumptuous setting. Join this culinary and artistic adventure in the heart of Paris's 10th arrondissement, at Le Tesoro d'Italia-Paradis restaurant on weekends for a special dinner on New Year's Eve 2025, and also every Wednesday and Sunday from February 5, 2025. We've tried it, we'll tell you! [Read more]
"On est trop nombreux sur ce putain de bateau" at Théâtre de la Scène Parisienne
Sponsored - An ode to humanity. All migrants, all in the same boat. Taken from Matei Visniec's Migraaaants, the play is at Scène Parisienne from April 8 to May 27, 2025, and is a blend of theater, music and dance disciplines. [Read more]
Oublie-moi, the play awarded 4 Molières at Théâtre La Bruyère: our review
Oublie moi, a play with a cult following, won 4 Molières awards in 2023. Written by Thierry Lopez and Marie-Julie Baup, the play runs at the Théâtre de la Bruyere from Tuesday to Sunday until July 25, 2025. [Read more]
Bel-Ami: Maupassant's social climbing at the Lucernaire
From April 30 to July 27, 2025, Le Lucernaire hosts Bel-Ami, a stage adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's famous novel. [Read more]
An Irish Story: back at La Scala Paris
An Irish Story returns to La Scala Paris from April 2 to June 23, 2025, a play by Kelly Rivière that takes us into the mysteries of her family. [Read more]
The Cherry Orchard: Chekhov and the twilight of a world at the Comédie-Française
From February 21 to June 1, 2025, Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard returns to the Salle Richelieu under the direction of Clément Hervieu-Léger, in a staging that explores memory and social change. [Read more]
Les Marchands d'Étoiles: the deeply moving extended play - our review
The play Les Marchands d'Étoiles, after a triumph in Avignon, is extended in Paris at Le Splendid from January 7 to June 29, 2025. A moving and funny play about the Second World War. [Read more]
L'Injuste: a must-see thriller - our review
Fans of suspenseful thrillers? Théâtre de la Renaissance has a new play for you! Opening January 23, 2025, L'Injuste stars Jacques Weber and Elodie Navarre as a Nazi dignitary meets a journalist from an Israeli daily newspaper in 1993. Here's our review. [Read more]
L'Hôtel du Libre-Échange: Feydeau's vaudeville on the Paris stage
Do you like comedy? Then you absolutely must discover a play by George Feydeau, known for his many vaudevilles. From May 6 to June 13, 2025, L'Odéon -Théâtre de l'Europe plays L'Hôtel du Libre-Échange, directed by Stanislas Nordey. [Read more]
The next time you bite the dust: the adaptation of Panayotis' book - our review
Panayotis Pascot's first book, La prochaine fois tu mordras la poussière (The Next Time You Bite the Dust), released in 2023, lands in theaters with Vassili Schneider in the lead role. Adapted and directed by Paul Pascot, the play runs from May 28 to 31, 2025 at the Théâtre Antoine. [Read more]
Cyrano de Bergerac at Théâtre Le Ranelagh: a musical classic
Edmond Rostand's masterpiece returns to Théâtre Le Ranelagh in a staging that promises to be rhythmic and immersive. Stéphane Dauch plays a twirling Cyrano in this musical version. [Read more]
4211 Km: the moving play awarded at the Molières 2024 extended - our review
A family's journey above all, 4211 Km is the distance separating two countries and two destinies. A captivating play that traces a poignant journey of exile and freedom, back on stage at the Théâtre Marigny in Paris, from January 22, 2025. [Read more]
Anna Karenina at Nanterre-Amandiers: a social trial on stage
Anna Karenina plays at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers from May 7 to 10, 2025, directed by Carme Portaceli, who offers a feminist reinterpretation of Tolstoy's novel. [Read more]
Journée de noces chez les Cromagnons: a wedding under the bombs at Théâtre de la Colline
A Lebanese family prepares for a wedding in the midst of chaos in "Journée de noces chez les Cromagnons", directed by Wajdi Mouawad from April 29 to June 22, 2025 at the Théâtre de la Colline. [Read more]
Macbeth: Shakespeare's famous tragedy at the Comédie-Française
Silvia Costa's Macbeth, created in March 2024, returns to the Comédie-Francaise. In the legendary Salle Richelieu, the tragedy adapted from Shakespeare's text can be seen from January 24 to May 11, 2025. [Read more]
Bovary at Nanterre-Amandiers: a tragic heroine reinterpreted through the prism of freedom
Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers hosts Bovary from April 29 to May 3, 2025, a retelling of Flaubert's novel by Carme Portaceli and Michael De Cock. [Read more]
Scarlett O'Hara: Vivien Leigh confides in the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse
Until May 4, 2025, Caroline Silhol plays Vivien Leigh in "Scarlett O'Hara", a show inspired by the British actress' last press conference. A gripping portrait of a tormented star. [Read more]
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: Molière's famous comedy returns to the Comédie-Française
A classic returns to the Comédie-Française! Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq, returns to the Salle Richelieu from May 7 to July 20, 2025. [Read more]
Mon jour de chance: comedy by Patrick Haudecœur and Gérald Sibleyras
Mon jour de chance, the new comedy by Patrick Haudecœur and Gérald Sibleyras, is currently playing at the Théâtre Fontaine. A victim of its own success, it has been extended until May 18, 2025. [Read more]
Le secret des secrets: Benoit Soles' play based on a true story
After the success of La Machine de Turing and La Maison du Loup, author and actor Benoit Solès unveils his latest creation. But you'll have to wait a little longer to discover it, as the play opens at the Théâtre Rive Gauche on January 22, 2025. [Read more]
The Seagull renamed A Seagull: Chekhov's famous play at the Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française presents A Seagull, a modern adaptation of Chekhov's classic. Running at the Salle Richelieu from April 11 to July 23, 2025, tickets will go on sale soon. [Read more]
Je m'appelle Georges et vous? a romantic comedy at Théâtre La Bruyère
Created by the duo Gilles Dyrek and Éric Bu (nominated for the Molières in 2023), this new romantic comedy is sure to please anyone looking for an evening of laughs. Playing at Théâtre La Bruyère from January 23, 2025, Je m'appelle Georges et vous? takes you on a zany and unusual journey. [Read more]
Menopause, the comedy that breaks the rules, returns to Paris
Ménopause, the comedy that shakes up the rules is on at the Grand Point Virgule until December 31. Co-written and directed by Alex Goude, this comedy takes a humorous, no-holds-barred look at menopause. [Read more]
And in the end, they die: when fairy tales reveal their (dirty) truth
Between wry humor and myth deconstruction, "Et à la fin, ils meurent" promises to explore the hidden face of fairy tales at the Manufacture des Abbesses, from March 19 to May 24, 2025. [Read more]
Les Mystères de Paris: a musical adapted from Eugène Sue's novel
Immerse yourself in the Parisian underworld of 1850 with "Les Mystères de Paris", a captivating musical comedy where intrigue and destiny intersect, at the Théâtre de la Huchette until May 24, 2025. [Read more]
Les Fausses Confidences: Alain Françon revisits Marivaux at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
Alain Françon takes on Marivaux's Les Fausses Confidences in a pared-down staging that focuses on the characters' desire and freedom. To be seen from April 16 to May 25 2025 at Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin. [Read more]
Like: Ivan Calbérac's new comedy arrives in theaters
Ivan Calbérac is back with a new play! Starting January 24, 2025, his latest play, Like, tackles the shortcomings of our digital society and social networks, at the Comédie de Paris. [Read more]
Frida: the play retracing the life of artist Frida Kahlo
Frida, written and directed by Paõla Duniaud, retraces the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. A victim of its own success, the play has been extended at the Manufacture des Abbesses until November 30, 2024. [Read more]
An urban version of Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme in Paris
Molière's Bourgeois Gentilhomme revisited in a contemporary staging, to be discovered at La Scène Parisienne until May 15, 2025. [Read more]
Hecuba, not Hecuba: Tiago Rodrigues between myth and reality at the Comédie-Française
Tiago Rodrigues revisits Euripides' Hecuba in a disturbing staging where ancient tragedy resonates with contemporary drama. A show to discover from May 28 to July 21, 2025 at the Salle Richelieu. [Read more]
Bérénice: Guy Cassiers revisits Racine at the Comédie-Française
Guy Cassiers takes on Racine's Bérénice for his second staging at the Comédie-Française. A timeless tragedy between classicism and modernity, to be discovered from March 26 to May 11 2025 at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier. [Read more]
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme at the Lucernaire: a daring, madcap version
A colorful retelling of Molière's classic, combining theater, song and dance, to be discovered from February 12 to May 18, 2025 at Le Lucernaire. [Read more]
Building at the Scène Parisienne: a satirical plunge into the corporate world
Léonore Confino's play Building runs at Scène Parisienne from May 21 to June 15, 2025. A gritty comedy about the corporate world and its absurdities. [Read more]
General medicine: an existential fable by Olivier Cadiot
Olivier Cadiot offers a playful and political reflection on "living together" in Médecine générale, a show brought to life by an exceptional trio, to be discovered at the Théâtre des Abbesses. [Read more]
Fred Radix's La Claque at La Gaîté Montparnasse: the history of theater claque
Fred Radix presents La Claque, an interactive play in which he revisits the history of the claque (applause) in theater. The show runs at the Gaîté Montparnasse from September 15, 2024 to May 27, 2025. [Read more]
Flowers for Algernon: a moving journey between intelligence and humanity
A moving and fascinating monologue on the unexpected consequences of scientific advances, to be discovered from March 12 to May 4 at the Théâtre du Petit Saint-Martin. [Read more]
Un soir sans fin: a comic time loop at Grand Point Virgule
Until June 28, "Un soir sans fin" is an interactive comedy in which a hardened bachelor relives the same evening over and over again with a mysterious stranger. Discover it at Grand Point Virgule! [Read more]
The Prize: Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner face off in a gripping historical confrontation
Cyril Gély's historic play Le Prix is staged at the Théâtre Hébertot from January 22, 2025. On stage, spectators will have the chance to meet Pierre Arditi and Ludmila Mikael, in the roles of Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner. [Read more]
Dernier Coup de Ciseaux, the interactive play at Théâtre des Mathurins
Dernier coup de ciseaux has been running almost non-stop since its release in 2011. Written by Sébastien Azzopardi and Sacha Danino, the interactive play returns to the Théâtre des Mathurins from August 20, 2024 to June 28, 2025. [Read more]
C'est Décidé, Je Deviens Une Connasse! at the Comédie Oberkampf in Paris
Discover C'est Décidé, Je Deviens Une Connasse! a hilarious show at the Comédie Oberkampf in Paris until May 4, 2025. [Read more]
Paroles Citoyennes 2025 theater festival: dates and program
The Paroles Citoyennes live performance festival returns for its 8th edition, from March 18 to May 12, 2025, in four Parisian theaters. The program features plays exploring the theme of "wars and identities". [Read more]
Amis pour la vie: an evening with friends turns into chaos at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre
From April 17 to June 29, 2025, Bertrand Marcos presents "Amis pour la vie" (Friends for Life) at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre, a comedy exploring friendships and buried secrets, performed by a quartet of actors. [Read more]
Les Vilaines: a dazzling musical at La Gaîté Montparnasse
Les Vilaines, Guy and Elsa Bontempelli's musical comedy, goes behind the scenes of the great Parisian revues until May 21 at Théâtre de la Gaîté Montparnasse. [Read more]
La Tendresse: an exploration of masculinity at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens
A plunge into the construction of masculinity with La Tendresse, directed by Julie Berès, to be discovered from April 25 to July 20, 2025 at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens. [Read more]
Leviathan: an immersive dive into the wheels of justice
Lorraine de Sagazan and Guillaume Poix take on the criminal justice system and immediate appearance in Léviathan, to be performed from May 2 to 23, 2025 at Théâtre de l'Odéon - Berthier 17. [Read more]
The Collectionists: when Paul Durand-Ruel revolutionized Impressionist art
Immerse yourself in the destiny of Paul Durand-Ruel with Les Collectionnistes, a play by François Barluet, directed by Christophe Lidon, at Théâtre Montparnasse until May 4, 2025. [Read more]
The Worst First Date in History: when everything goes wrong at the Café de la Gare
A comedy by Jérémy Manesse, directed by Ludivine De Chastenet, with Odile Huleux, Jérémy Manesse, Florent Aumaitre and Laure Haulet, at the Café de la Gare from Monday to Sunday, every other week, until June 28, 2025. [Read more]
New plays to discover in Paris in January 2026
Discover the new plays in Paris in January 2026: emotions, surprises and great talents. [Read more]
Peau d'homme : Laure Calamy in the cult comic strip at Théâtre Montparnasse
From January 23, Peau d'homme, the iconic work by Hubert and Zanzim, comes to life at Théâtre Montparnasse in a creation by Léna Bréban. Starring Laure Calamy in the title role, this theatrical adaptation blends an initiatory tale, songs by Ben Mazué and choreography by Leïla Ka for a spellbinding new stage experience. [Read more]
Vote Pipault, the satirical political comedy of the moment in Paris!
Sponsored - "Votez Pipault" is the new comedy that's already causing a stir on the Parisian stage! A biting satire of the world of politics, performed at Paris de l'Humour in Belleville, every other Friday at 8pm. [Read more]
Changer l'eau des fleurs: a moving stage adaptation at Théâtre Lepic
Until May 4, 2025, Changer l'eau des fleurs, Salomé Lelouch and Mikael Chirinian's adaptation of Valérie Perrin's novel, plays at Théâtre Lepic. [Read more]
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Dates and Opening Time
From May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
