The latest theatre news from France — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
The French government has reversed course on a funding freeze that had thrown the country's subsidized performing arts sector into three weeks of crisis, releasing 10 million euros (roughly $11.
Contrary to the place critics occupy in the cultural imagination, I dread the prospect of an artist reading a negative review I have written.
What are the binds that tie us? That's the question posed by Muriel Imbach's delightful intergenerational work Nous ou Le Paradoxe du Hérisson, now performing at the Festival d'Avignon's Théâtre Benoît XII.
In a Festival of sweeping epics, intimate works can easily get lost in the shuffle.
Some performances leave their audience behind, plunging them into an unfamiliar thematic abyss.
In America, the dance marathon occupies a peculiar place in the cultural imagination.
The accumulation of trauma over generations doesn’t dissipate.
A friendship lies at the heart of Nobel laureate Han Kang’s acclaimed 2021 novel We Do Not Part.
Ready to see your next West End show? Of course you are! Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week.
The Chinese musical ECHOES ACROSS TWO CITIES made its world premiere at Festival Avignon OFF, following showcases in Shanghai and Paris.
There comes a moment in every Festival d’Avignon when I yearn for convention.
In his essay 'Problems of the Theatre,' German playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt argues that poetry should be made with the stage, not merely written for it or placed on it.
Silence, now performing at the Festival d’Avignon’s Carrière de Boulbon, invites audiences into something approaching the Dionysian.
As long as there's been 'the novel,' theatre practitioners have used it for inspiration.
The beautiful island of Jeju lies in the Korean Strait some fifty miles south of the Korean Peninsula.
When was the last time a piece of concert dance made you yell, “Hell yeah!”? For me, it was Sung Im Her’s 1 Degree Celsius at the Festival d’Avignon’s Cour du Lycée Saint-Joseph.
In this June 2026 edition, we're bringing you a fresh batch of standout reviews from stages across the country and beyond - from the world premiere of Gloria and Emily Estefan's Basura at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre to the riotous new comedy Iceboy!, starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, at Chic
The Paris Opera has announced that renovations originally scheduled to run from 2027 to 2029 at the Palais Garnier will now continue through 2032 due to lead contamination, reports Daily Sabah.
50+ professional voices, 5 musicians, and a program of Alan Menken rarities performed in French for the first time.
Paris hit record temperatures Friday night & the Casino de Paris had no AC — but the cast of Rocky Horror Show refused to melt.
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LE FANTÔME DE L’OPÉRA THEATRE DU GYMNASE (10/09-1/17) |
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LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME RADIANT - BELLEVUE (12/10-12/10) |
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TEAM BUILDINGUE, LA COMÉDIE MUSICALE - TEAM BUILDINGUE LA SCENE PARISIENNE - SALLE 1 (10/13-11/24) |
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LE CHAT DU RABBIN - CONTE MUSICAL SALLE GAVEAU (11/08-11/08) |
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J''AURAI 14 ANS TOUTE MA VIE THEATRE DES MATHURINS (9/24-12/31) |
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ROBERTO ZUCCO THEATRE DES MATHURINS (9/21-12/28) |
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LE FANTOME DE L''OPERA RADIANT - BELLEVUE (1/28-1/28) |
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A L''OMBRE DU REVERBERE TH DU ROND POINT - SALLE ROLAND TOPOR (2/27-3/06) |
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LES FO PLAFONDS LE 13E ART (12/03-1/30) |
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LE BAR DES LÉGENDES MELO D'AMELIE (9/15-12/30) |
